Lake Down Round House

Database entries

OS Map: SX 54596 89114
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV52427
Alternate name: Lake Down
Short Name: HT Lake Down2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Sandy
Hut Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 54596 89114
Guide Map: 5
Nearest Bus Stop: Sourton Windard Terrace (2.2 km) [Route: 118]
Nearby sites: SX 54596 89114

Notes

(gerrard) hut circle within irregular aggregate field system. Lies within the s field, is terraced into the hillside and is of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 2.3m in diam and the surrounding 1.4m wide wall stands up to 0.3m high. NB. The grid references are a bit unmatched. This entry from Sandy Gerrard originally had SX 54610 89140 but the author visited on 20/06/22 and again on 22/06/22 and found the feature photographed with the grid reference as now listed.

Part of scheduled monument described as "This monument includes a stone hut circle lying within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle north west facing slope of Corn Ridge. The field system includes at least three fields and is defined by a series of 1.5m wide and 0.4m high rubble banks, which are lynchetted where they lie along the contour. Four cairns lie within the field system, two are oblong in shape and are attached to boundary banks, whilst the others are circular and lie within the fields. The largest mound measures 6m long, 4m wide and 0.7m high and may represent a partly damaged funerary cairn, which was incorporated into the later field system. The remaining three cairns are believed to be the result of field clearance. The stone hut circle lies within the southern field, is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 2.3m in diameter and the surrounding 1.4m wide wall stands up to 0.3m high."