MEM22451 - Bronze Age hut platform on Cheriton Ridge (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A well defined sub-circular platform, close to the track to the ford below Hoaroak Cottage. The platform measures 10.8 metres northwest-southeast by 9.3 metres northeast-southwest and is defined on the east by a scarp cut into the hillside 1 metre deep, on the south by a scarp up to 1.5 metres high, and on the north by a bank 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high. This is a platform for a Bronze Age round house and forms part of a larger Bronze Age settlement on the west side of Cheriton Ridge. [1]
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEM8028 Report: Riley, H.. 2013. Hoaroak Valley: Historic landscape survey and analysis. 30.
External Links (0)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
Grid reference | SS 7469 4403 (point) |
---|---|
Map sheet | SS74SW |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Dec 4 2013 4:42PM
Feedback?
Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.