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| HER Number: | MDV26250 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within the Dartmeet parallel reave system |
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Summary
Hut circle or small enclosure partly destroyed by a later reave within the Dartmeet parallel reave system. A disturbed hut within small enclosure on the north-west side of a reused reave. The enclosure is an approximate semi-circle of 10 metres across. The walls are very slight with some stone visible. The probable hut has rectangular ground plan measuring 4.0 metres by 2.0 metres and stony.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 729 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE122
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443213
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/285
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, OS 72 066, 48 (Aerial Photograph). SDV285750.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6773/2, 388-389 (Aerial Photograph). SDV315557.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1133, 390 (Aerial Photograph). SDV234381.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Large probable hut circle cut by a reave. Visible on 1977 National Monuments Record aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 123 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Part of a hut circle survives here on the edge of a small enclosure which has been partly destroyed by the rebuilt reave. Other details: Map 13, 10.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Part of Dartmeet coaxial field system (Northern Part) which was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 43.
Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.
(14/03/2008) One of five dispersed hut circles on the west slope of Vag Hill.
SX 6751 7296. A disturbed hut within small enclosure on the north-west side of a reused reave. The enclosure is an approximate semi-circle of ?10 metres across. The walls are very slight with some stone visible. The probable hut has rectangular ground plan measuring 4.0 metres by 2.0 metres and stony.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 03/01/19. Hut recorded at SX67521 72975. Vegetation affecting this hut; as with others in the vicinity, the whole area is densely covered by bracken.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV234381 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1133. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 390. |
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| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV285750 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS 72 066. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. 48. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 123. |
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| SDV315557 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6773/2. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 388-389. |
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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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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV347061 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2008. Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV6030 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
| MDV125311 | Related to: Hut circle in Dartmeet reave system, Widecombe (Monument) |
| MDV26259 | Related to: Hut circle within Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
| MDV16717 | Related to: Hut circle within the Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
| MDV16725 | Related to: Hut circle within the Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 1 2022 8:17AM |
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