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| HER Number: | MDV2917 |
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| Name: | Hut circles in settlement east of Western Beacon |
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Summary
At least five fragmentary hut circles associated with the three enclosure east of Western Beacon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 660 577 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset: Y
- National Monuments Record: SX65NE53
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441227
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/26
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX65NE53 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV176918.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1141-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
SX 65975773 and SX 66055768: Possible enclosures visible on aerial.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, 3054-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV176920.
Not visible on air photographs.
Gaskell-Brown, C. + Hankin, C., 1975, Archaeological Check-List of Ugborough Parish, 315 (Article in Serial). SDV160589.
SX 660577 Two hut circles were observed at Western Beacon during field survey. (DCRA Reg SX 65 NE/26/1 and 26/2)
Hurrell, H. G., 1977, West Glaze Brook medieval settlement (Worksheet). SDV142081.
Two fragmentary hut circles situated in a bog on western beacon near West Peeke. Probably part of a group now vanished because of clearance of the ground. Vestiges of a hut with a huge immovable rock forming part of the back wall can be seen. The hut has a south-east aspect.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on National Monuments Record or Royal Air Force 1946 aerial photographs, although possible enclosures visible.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 22, map 53.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Western Beacon East; Butler records at least five huts here; two are attached to enclosures A and C.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Faintly visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV142081 | Worksheet: Hurrell, H. G.. 1977. West Glaze Brook medieval settlement. Ugborough Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV160589 | Article in Serial: Gaskell-Brown, C. + Hankin, C.. 1975. Archaeological Check-List of Ugborough Parish. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 33. Paperback Volume. 315. |
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| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1141-2. |
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| SDV176918 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX65NE53. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. |
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| SDV176920 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 3054-5. |
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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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| 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. 22, map 53.5. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #134741 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25007 | Related to: Enclosure 500m east of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV79124 | Related to: Enclosure 560m east of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV25006 | Related to: Enclosure with hut 580m east of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV25034 | Related to: Pathway on the eastern side of Uborough Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2021 11:47AM |
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