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| HER Number: | MDV26089 |
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| Name: | Hut on the south side of a reave |
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Summary
A well defined hut circle near the foot of a NE slope, in stone-free moorland pasture, and overlooking a broad re-entrant. The hut circle is isolated, but only 6.0m from the Venford Reave (SX 67 SW 96). It has an internal diameter of 5.5m, with walling about 1.8m wide and 0.4m high but no recognisable entrance. The walling comprises small and medium stones, retaining some inner and outer facing slabs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 632 724 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age enclosure with at least one hut circle and boundary wall adjoining the northern end of the Venford reave, south-west of Swincombe
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW227
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620185
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/276
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6372, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279433.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible and recorded.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(29/03/1989) A well defined hut circle, at SX 63267244, near the foot of a NE slope, in stone-free moorland pasture, and overlooking a broad re-entrant. The hut circle is isolated, but only 6.0m from the Venford Reave (SX 67 SW 96). It has an internal diameter of 5.5m, with walling about 1.8m wide and 0.4m high but no recognisable entrance. The walling comprises small and medium stones, retaining some inner and outer facing slabs.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle of 9 metres diameter visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV279433 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6372. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85172 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 13 2022 1:08PM |
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