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| HER Number: | MDV119823 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy |
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Summary
Located within the northern part of an agglomergated enclosure on Wigford Down; located near the centre, with a small enclosure or courtyard joining it to the boundary wall. Another hut lies to the south-east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 651 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78, Map 48, Figure 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle in the northern part of settlement 'C' within Wigford Down field system.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography. Located within the northern part of an agglomergated enclosure on Wigford Down; located near the centre, with a small enclosure or courtyard joining it to the boundary wall. Another hut lies to the south-east.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WD-9 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(24/03/2020) Hut recorded; close cropped grass/moss cover with a tree on the northern side. There is an animal scrape below the tree and a little bracken on the walls and reeds in the centre of circle. Condition is moderate.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Hut photographed during condition monitoring visit.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 78, Map 48, Figure 48.1. |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #79118 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WD-9. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2307 | Part of: Prehistoric Hut Circle Settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119822 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV40211 | Related to: Medieval field system on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2219 | Related to: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 16 2021 10:45AM |
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