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HER Number:MDV13257
Name:Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior

Summary

A large hut circle within the enclosure associated with two others nearby.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 692 645
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement 400 metres west of Dockwell Hole, comprising a sub-circular enclosure with at least three internal hut circles and further external huts

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/97/3
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951 - 1979, SX66SE12 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV169282.

(26/07/1979) Hut Circle at SX69296460 is the northernmost hut of 11 metres diameter and visible as a levelled area with a circumference of small stones 0.4 metres wide by 0.3 metres high and a south-east gap.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 112, 143, Map 57, Figure 57.12 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Circular Enclosure '1' of 12 metres diameter within the settlement at 'Parnell's Hill'.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Large hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169282Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951 - 1979. SX66SE12. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
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. 112, 143, Map 57, Figure 57.12.
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80831 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5804Part of: Settlement 400 metres north-west of Dockwell Hole, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129404Related to: Hut circle to the north-east of the settlement north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5805Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5806Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129403Related to: Hut north-east of settlement north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129401Related to: Pen in enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129402Related to: Pen in enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 6 2021 1:04PM