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Latitude: 50.4331 / 50°25'59"N
Longitude: -3.8734 / 3°52'24"W
OS Eastings: 267044.157042
OS Northings: 60923.707422
OS Grid: SX670609
Mapcode National: GBR QB.80S0
Mapcode Global: FRA 27SX.0T6
Entry Name: Stone hut circle on Corringdon Ball
Scheduled Date: 10 February 1992
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1010206
English Heritage Legacy ID: 10858
County: Devon
Civil Parish: South Brent
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: South Brent St Petroc
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
This stone hut circle lies some 50m south west of the summit of Corringdon
Ball and forms part of a concentration of occupation evidence occurring in the
area. It measures 11m in diameter and has double faced walls, up to 1m in
thickness and 0.3m in height, and an entrance to the south east.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Source: Historic England
Dartmoor is the largest expanse of open moorland in southern Britain and,
because of exceptional conditions of preservation, it is also one of the most
complete examples of an upland relict landscape in the whole country. The
great wealth and diversity of archaeological remains provide direct evidence
for human exploitation of the Moor from the early prehistoric period onwards.
The well-preserved and often visible relationship between settlement sites,
major land boundaries, trackways, ceremonial and funerary monuments as well as
later industrial remains, gives significant insights into successive changes
in the pattern of land use through time. Stone hut circles and hut settlements
were the dwelling places of prehistoric farmers on Dartmoor. They mostly date
from the Bronze Age, with the earliest examples on the Moor in this building
tradition dating to about 1700 BC. The stone-based round houses consist of low
walls or banks enclosing a circular floor area; remains of the turf or thatch
roof are not preserved. The huts may occur singly or in small or large groups
and may lie in the open or be enclosed by a bank of earth and stone. Although
they are common on the Moor, their longevity and their relationship with other
monument types provide important information on the diversity of social
organisation and farming practices amongst prehistoric communities. They are
particularly representative of their period and a substantial proportion of
surviving examples are considered worthy of protection.
This stone hut circle forms part of a concentration of contemporary occupation
evidence surviving on Corringdon Ball, near the ceremonial and funerary
complex at Glasscombe.
Source: Historic England
Other
SX 66 SE-107/1, SX 66 SE-107/1, (1991)
Source: Historic England
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