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Monument Number 304007
Hob Uid: 304007
Location : Isles of Scilly St. Mary's
Grid Ref : SV9149012790
Summary : A prehistoric hut circle settlement with associated walling located in the inter-tidal zone on Pendrathen, a broad bay on the north west coast of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The settlement contains at least two hut circles situated 1.7 metres apart, forming stone-built structures. Each has a sub-circular wall of heaped rubble and small boulders, 1-1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high, defining a rounded internal area. The south west hut circle measures 2.5 metres north east-south west by 1.9 metres north west-south east internally. The north east hut circle measures 3.9 metres in internal diameter. A row of edge-set slabs, to 0.5 metres high, forms a wall 2.75 metres long linking the east edge of the south west hut circle to the south of the north east hut circle. Further exposure of similar walling are visible on the middle shore 12 metres and 25 metres north east of the settlement's north eastern hut circle. Scheduled.
More information : Several 'Bee-hive' huts remained until a few years ago on Pendrathen beach at low water. Two perfect burial urns were found amongst the huts. One disintegrated on exposure to air the other is now in the British Museum. Noted by Ashbee and Russell. A photograph of this bucket-shaped urn found in Pendrathen cliff is in the Museum's collection. (Acc No 1391). (1-5) Pendrathen beach when exposed at low water reveals a seaweed- covered mass of boulders. In this area are the probable remains of three huts and the possible remains of a fourth. The probable huts are at SV 91481279, SV 91491279 and SV 91501280 and have remains of granite walling averaging 1.2m thick and 0.6m high with internal diameters of 3.0m by 2.0m, 3.5m by 2.0m and 3.0m by 2.0m respectively. No entrances were seen. The other hut at SV 91511281 has single boulder granite walling and is 0.3m thick and 0.3m high with an internal diameter of 2.0m. All are in poor condition with no visible associated field walls (see SV 91 SW 29 and SV 91 SW 96). Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD. (6)

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Source details : FW Jackson
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Source details : Isles of Scilly Museum Accession Book
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Prehistoric
Display Date : Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -500000
Monument Type : Hut Circle Settlement, Wall
Evidence : Ruined Building, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 15478
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SV 91 SW 21
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1978-04-26
End Date : 1978-04-26

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 304007