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HER Number:MDV128936
Name:Hut circles at prehistoric settlement at Swincombe

Summary

Three additional hut circles shown by Butler at prehistoric Settlement '6' at Deep Swincombe West

Location

Grid Reference:SX 637 720
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 209-210, Map 62, Figure 62.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Four small enclosures and eight huts at prehistoric Settlement '6' at Deep Swincombe West. While huts '6', '7' and '8' are numbered three others are shown to the east. (Their National Grid References are approximately SX63727206, SX63757207 and SX63777206).

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

not shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Two of the huts may be shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 209-210, Map 62, Figure 62.3. [Mapped feature: #127051 ]
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV6293Part of: Settlement 500 meters north-east of Swincombe water intake (Monument)
MDV6295Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-east of Swincombe intake (Monument)
MDV6297Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-east of Swincombe intake (Monument)
MDV6298Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-east of Swincombe intake (Monument)
MDV6296Related to: Two small adjoining huts within settlement north-east of Swincombe water intake (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe

Date Last Edited:Oct 12 2020 12:23PM