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MONUMENT NO. 431466

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Large hut circle 18m in diameter on the west side of Helman Tor. Assumed to be Iron Age.

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SX 06046158 A large hut circle 18.0m overall diameter
situated on the W side of Helman Tor. The perimeter bank is
0.6m high, 4.0m wide and turf covered, but protruding stones
indicate that it is constructed of two parallel rows of stones
with earthen infill. The entrance is probably in the W, on the
downhill side, where the bank is weaker. Located during field
investigation and surveyed at 1:2500. (1)

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( 1a) General reference

OS APs 73/156/223 224

( 1) Field Investigators Comments

F1 MHB 18-DEC-73

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Helman Tor is an enclosure occupying the tip of a spur between Breney Common and Red Moor. It is defined by a boulder-built wall joining granite outcr...

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