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| HER Number: | MDV103528 |
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| Name: | Hut circle settlement 220 metres north-east of Sandy Ford |
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Summary
Group of at least three hut circles and two associated enclosures north-east of Sandy Ford, Dartmoor Forest. Centred SX 57608809. Two, possibly three, hut circles and two small, irregular enclosures in an area of dense clitter 240m north east of Sandy Ford. The huts are all relatively small with diameters between 3.0m and 3.8m and consist of levelled platforms edged by crude circles of boulders. There are no obvious entrances. The associated enclosures are little more than irregular cleared areas in the surrounding clitter. The largest is roughly circular and measures 10m in diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 880 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Bronze age settlement north-east of Sandy Ford, Dartmoor Forest comprising at least three hut circles and two associated enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE57
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1397886
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(19/05/2004) Centred SX 57608809. Two, possibly three, hut circles and two small, irregular enclosures in an area of dense clitter 240m north east of Sandy Ford. The huts are all relatively small with diameters between 3.0m and 3.8m and consist of levelled platforms edged by crude circles of boulders. There are no obvious entrances. The associated enclosures are little more than irregular cleared areas in the surrounding clitter. The largest is roughly circular and measures 10m in diameter.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
The hut circles appear to be visible on the aerial photography, at SX57568809, SX57608807 and SX57618809. The enclosures indicated between them are less clear from the aerial photography but gaps in the stone debris are visible. Likely to be clearer on the ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #63033 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 27 2021 8:22AM |
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