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HER Number:MDV25743
Name:Hut circle west of enclosed hut settlement, Dean Prior

Summary

Hut Circle '1' to the west of Enclosure 'B' at 'Gripper's Hill' (Butler)

Location

Grid Reference:SX 681 648
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/446

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 4270 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Possible hut circle outside enclosure visible on 1946 aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 145-7, Map 57, Figure 57.15 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Site of Hut Circle '1' at 5.5 metres diameter which was excavated before being destroyed by the adjacent quarry for the construction of the Avon Dam.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
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. 145-7, Map 57, Figure 57.15.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 4270. [Mapped feature: #127588 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV129321Related to: Enclosure 'B' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129322Related to: Enclosure 'C' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129323Related to: Enclosure 'D' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5742Related to: Prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 24 2020 11:44AM