MSO10418 - Possible hut circle or pound on Codsend Moor (Monument)

A small enclosure or "hut circle" is rectangular with rounded corners. It has very loose, rubble walls of small and medium size local sandstone c. 2 metres wide and up to 0.6 metres high. The structure is similar to a small, walled pound.

J. At SS 8871 4047, within field system MSO10407 is a small enclosure or hut "circle". In shape this feature is oval, or more properly described as rectangular with rounded corners. It has very loose, rubble walls of small and medium size local sandstone (0.10 to 0.20 metres diameter) c. 2 metres wide and up to 0.6 metres high. There is a clear entrance gap 2 metres wide at the south corner. The interior is cut into the slope to form a more level area and there is a considerable amount of scattered stone within. Overall dimensions are c. 16 metres by 13 metres. It is difficult to imagine this feature supporting a structure; it seems more akin to a small, walled pound. [1-5] The structure is visible on aerial photographs. [6-11] The NMP survey suggests that MSO10417 is located at SS 8871 4047. It may have been mistaken for this monument. [12] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [13]