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HER Number: | MDV66665 |
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Name: | Hut circle 215 metres east of Cuckoo Rock |
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Summary
Diameter measures 8.0 metres. Single and double orthostat wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.95 metres high. A 175 degree facing gap measuring 1.0 metre wide represents a clearly defined doorway, although not with edge set slabs. Wall of single orthostatic construction except on the south where it is of double orthostatic construction.
A 3.0 metre long, 1.4 metre wide and 0.4 metre high mound within the hut orientated at 50 degrees may represent a partition or collapse of a wall. Grass and bracken cover noted.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 586 687 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1386504
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX56NE309
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/659/1
- Old SAM Ref: 34469
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157355, 27/3/2002 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle 215 metres east of Cuckoo Rock forming part of a prehistoric settlement.
(SX 5868 6874) Diameter 8.0 metres. Single and double orthostat wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.95 metres high. A 175 degree facing gap measuring 1.0 metre wide represents a clearly defined doorway, although not with edge set slabs. Wall of single orthostatic construction except on the south where it is of double orthostatic construction.
A 3.0 metre long, 1.4 metre wide and 0.4 metre high mound within the hut orientated at 50 degrees may represent a partition or collapse of a wall. Grass and bracken cover noted.
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(11/01/2008) These four scattered and unenclosed huts lie on an exposed boulder-covered hillside. They have been robbed and the fragmentary walls now lie in deep bracken. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Hut visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-DT26 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 07/2019. Inundated by bracken Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-DT26 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 07/2019. Photo taken looking south east showing bracken cover
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 157355, 27/3/2002. |
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SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #118597 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-DT26. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-DT26. |
Associated Monuments
MDV66668 | Related to: Hut circle 125 metres east of Cuckoo Rock (Monument) |
MDV66667 | Related to: Hut circle 140 metres east of Cuckoo Rock (Monument) |
MDV66666 | Related to: Hut circle 190 metres east of Cuckoo Rock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Aug 3 2021 3:42PM |
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