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| HER Number: | MDV12897 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on Wigford Down, Meavy |
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Summary
Within field near to a field wall, south-east of settlement MDV2307. Hut circle is clearly visible on the 1940s Royal Air Force aerial photograph in the angle between an east-west ditch and the low bank of a former field boundary running north-east by south-west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 649 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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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 | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling of Bronze age parallel reave field system with hut circle settlements and cairns, plus deserted Medieval settlements with long houses and pillow mounds, on Wigford Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SW20
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439559
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/39
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, 3238-3240 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340833.
(SX 54466496) Hut circle clearly visible in the angle between an east to west ditch and the low bank of a former field boundary running northeast-southwest.
Price, D. G., 1978, Settlement and ancient fields on Wigford Down, 69-75 (Article in Serial). SDV220620.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on 1946 aerial photographs and recorded on map overlay. Apparently in corner of field of parallel reave system MDV2219.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78, Map 48, Figure 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle on west side of a field between settlements 'B' and 'C' in the Wigford Down field system.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography.
National Monument Record, 2017, Pastscape (Website). SDV359964.
(SX 54466496) Hut circle clearly visible in the angle between an east to west ditch and the low bank of a former field boundary running north-east by south-west (citing Royal Air Force aerial photograph, 27/2/46, RAF/106G/UK 1190 3238-39).
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WD-8 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(24/03/2020) Hut visited; grass/moss and bracken cover with gorse outcrops on walls recorded. Condition othersie is moderate.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Hut photographed during condition monitoring visit.
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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| SDV220620 | Article in Serial: Price, D. G.. 1978. Settlement and ancient fields on Wigford Down. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 110. Unknown. 69-75. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV340833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3238-3240. |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #80683 ] |
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| SDV359964 | Website: National Monument Record. 2017. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WD-8. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV2219 | Part of: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV40211 | Related to: Medieval field system on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2307 | Related to: Prehistoric Hut Circle Settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2021 11:25AM |
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