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Hut Circles, Holdstone Down

Record ID:  100168 / MNA107754
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  West Exmoor Coast; South West
Civil Parish:  Combe Martin; North Devon; Devon
Grid Reference:  SS 6271 4811
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Summary

The two hut circles just north of a small quarry on the eastern boundary are 12m in diameter and located ona level terrace on a north slope in rough moorland. Thet are in very good condition with traces of doorways and stone walls surviving up to about 30cms. The walls are covered in heather.

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Monument Types

  • HUT CIRCLE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

The two hut circles just north of a small quarry on the eastern boundary are 12m in diameter and located on a level terrace on a north slope in rough moorland. They are in very good condition with traces of doorways and stone walls surviving up to about 30cms. The walls are covered in heather.

References

  • SZR49036 - National Trust Report: Caroline Thackray. 1984. NT Archaeological Survey, Holdstone Down, Devon.

  • SZR49038 - Article in monograph: MJ Fletcher. 1972. Archaeological Review. 7.

Designations

None Recorded

Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): SS64NW/009
  • National Park

Associated Events

  • ENA489 - Field Survey, NT Archaeological Survey, Holdstone Down, Devon

Associated Finds

None Recorded

Related Records

None Recorded

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