MDE21512 - Hut circle or burial cairn southeast of Castle Rock, Valley of Rocks (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
Full Description
One of three circular features shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map, annotated 'Hut Circles'. This feature is drawn with a 6 metre diameter. [1] This is a turf and bracken covered mound of stones about 5 metres in diameter and with a maximum height of 0.5 metres. It is defined by stones set on edge mainly around the northwest. It appears as a small burial cairn or field clearance heap, but it might have originally been a hut which has since been infilled with stone. [3] A compact mound of stones c.6.5 metres in diameter and c.0.4 metres in height. It has a carefully structured appearance, with set boulders defining the edge, which indicates a burial cairn rather than a clearance cairn. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <2> SEM7441 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Record Card. SS74NW8.
- <3> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 9 November 1993.
- <4> SEM6888 Report: Jamieson, E.. 1999. The Valley of Rocks, Lynton & Lynmouth, North Devon. RCHME. P.4-6 (E).
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 53768
- Devon SMR: SS74NW/28/3
- Local List Status (Require info)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7051 4966 (8m by 7m) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | SS74NW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Mar 1 2022 11:49AM
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