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| HER Number: | MDV34191 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle 11 (Butler) in settlement at Butter Brook Reservoir, Harford |
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Summary
Hut Circle '11' (Butler) to the south-east of the group of 12 metres diameter with walls 2 metres wide by 0.8 metres high. Two finds found in association with hut; one on the wall, another beside the perimeter fence of plantation, to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 644 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/178
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Everett, C., 1978, Archaeological Survey of Some Woodlands Within the Dartmoor National Park, 19, Map 15, B8-9, sketch of flints included (Report - Survey). SDV360464.
B8 Flint SX 6447 5929. A small flake of flint (1.5 centimetres by 1.5 centimetres) found on wall of Hut 1. Mottled green-grey colour.
B9 Flint SX 6447 5930. Flint flake (4.0 centimetres by 3.0 centimetres) found beside plantation fence. Mottled green-grey flint. Found beside the perimeter fence of plantation, close to hut circle on the line of the fence. Probably a knife or scraper. Reworked on one side.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 19, Map 53, Figure 53.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut '11' on the west side of the 'plantation' with a diameter of between 7.0 -7.2 metres shown with an entrance to the south-east.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
One of a group of at least 10 huts to the north-west of Butter Brook Reservoir. Hut is depicted on the modern mapping.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 13 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Site visited on 30th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Hut circle 'J' of 12 metres diameter, walls 2 metres wide, 0.8 metres high, with upright facing stones or boulders and stone rubble infill, entrance to south. Some livestock damage. Flint knife or scraper and flint flake found at hut circle by Butter Brook reservoir.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 19, Map 53, Figure 53.2. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV360464 | Report - Survey: Everett, C.. 1978. Archaeological Survey of Some Woodlands Within the Dartmoor National Park. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. 19, Map 15, B8-9, sketch of flints included. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2849 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Harford Moor, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128280 | Related to: Hut Circle 10 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128287 | Related to: Hut Circle 2 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128284 | Related to: Hut Circle 3 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV132274 | Related to: Hut Circle 4 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV120060 | Related to: Hut circle 44 metres north-west of Butter Brook Reservoir, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128283 | Related to: Hut Circle 5 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128286 | Related to: Hut Circle 6 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128282 | Related to: Hut Circle 7 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128285 | Related to: Hut Circle 8 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128281 | Related to: Hut Circle 9 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4064 - KNIFE (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV7427 - Archaeological survey of woodlands near Butterbrook Reservoir
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2022 10:48AM |
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