MONUMENT NO. 441629

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Probable Medieval or post-Medieval drovers huts and other buildings.

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(SX 63796559) A square building with stone seats used as a shelter for cattle drovers when the pound was in use. (1)

"Erme Pound", a modern enclosure erected for the purpose of impounding stray cattle. It bears all the evidence of a construction ...... hastily and inexpensively built. (2)

Erme Pound (SX 66 NW 23), originally a prehistoric enclosed settlement, shows evidence of Medieval or post Medieval repair or rebuilding. It is not 'modern' work as stated by Spence Bate and it is doubtful whether stray cattle would require a pound of 0.6 ha. But, whatever the date, coursed walling 0.7m thick and 1.0m high has been constructed upon the earlier rubble. The south east entrance, 2.5m wide, is also faced with coursed blocks.

There are three rectangular buildings which may be associated with the pound (lettered 'A' to 'C' on plan with SX 66 NW 23). All have coursed walls from 0.7m to 1.0m thick and from 1.0m to 1.3m high and one end wall abuts the prehistoric enclosure.

'A' at SX 63726561, measures internally 6.3m by 3.0m with a protected entrance at the southeast.

'B' at SX 63746561 measures 5.5m by 3.5m and has a rounded southwest wall and bench seats.

'C' at SX 63826555 measures 4.5m by 2.0m.

Additionally, at SX 63706568 there is 'D' a three sided structure, 1.5m by 1.0m and 0.5m high with the appearance of a cache or small 'shed'. This also has coursed walling.

Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD. (3)

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( 1) General reference

Rec 6" (R H Worth 1948)

( 2) General reference

T Devon Ass 1871 503 (C Spence Bate)

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 NVQ 01-JUL-79

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