MDE20329 - Disputed prehistoric hut circle next to the West Lyn River (Non-antiquity)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 7267 4352. Hut circle shown on six inch 1962 Ordnance Survey map. [1] Hut Circles between Warcombe Water and Ruckham Combe. [2] Hut circle not mentioned by Grinsell. [3] There is no trace of a hut circle at this map reference; however there is an amorphous mound approximately 6.5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high here, but this is most probably an alluvial deposit from the river as it lies on the floodplain. [4] SS 7267 4352. A hut circle is depicted on the six inch 1891 Ordnance Survey map [5]. The site lies at the bottom of a steep slope on the alluvial flood plain of the West Lyn River on the east side of Ruckham Combe. It is an unsuitable site for a constructed feature as it would be threatened every time the river was in spate. [6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1>XY SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560. [Mapped feature: #47068 ]
- <2> SMO4103 Monograph: Page, W. (editor). 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Devon. Archibald Constable and Company, Limited (London). 1. 629.
- <3> SMO4578 Monograph: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor: Bideford Bay to Bridgewater. David and Charles Limited.
- <4> SMO7308 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M.J.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 9 September 1974.
- <5> SEM6705 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1896. County Series, First Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1891 (Surveyed 1887-88), Devon 7SW.
- <6> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 4 May 1995.
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35409, Extant 11 January 2022.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12255
- Devon SMR: SS74SW/47
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE1299
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW29
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35409
Location
Grid reference | SS 7267 4352 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS74SW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Jan 11 2022 6:01PM
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