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| HER Number: | MDV129333 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on north side of central enclosure at prehistoric settlement, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Hut Circle '5' on the north side of Enclosure 'C' at 'Gripper's Hill' (Butler)
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 681 648 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE1
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/446
- Pastscape: 441740
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 145-7, Map 57, Figure 57.15 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '5' of 6.5 metres diameter on the north side of Enclosure 'C' at 'Gripper's Hill' is sited on a natural platform with pens against the boundary to the east and west.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441740, SX66SE1 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 30 th June 1977. On the south slopes of Gripper's Hill at 310-325 metres OD is a settlement which consists of three contiguous enclosures containing eight huts. Enclosure No III has only one hut and no yards.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 145-7, Map 57, Figure 57.15. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127593 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441740, SX66SE1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129321 | Part of: Enclosure 'B' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129322 | Related to: Enclosure 'C' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129323 | Related to: Enclosure 'D' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129332 | Related to: Hut circle on east side of northern enclosure at prehistoric settlement, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129331 | Related to: Hut circle on west side of northern enclosure at prehistoric settlement, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5742 | Related to: Prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 24 2020 12:42PM |
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