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HER Number:MDV4404
Name:Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh

Summary

Hut circle of 5.3 metres diameter with walls 0.9 metres wide by 0.8 metres high within the settlement to the north of Stonetor Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 647 860
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishGidleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68NW20
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/34/3
  • Old SAM Ref: 28663
  • Pastscape: 443726

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX68NW20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV235594.

(13/9/1951) Hut D. Hut circle at SX64768606. Wall contains some very large slabs of granite - partly turf-covered. Diameter 6.0m, height 0.5m. Entrance probably on the east side.

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

Not visible on Royal Air Force 1947 aerial photographs.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144071, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

SX 6474 8606 (National Monuments Record: 20). Diameter 5.3 metres, single orthostat wall 0.9 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. Internal area 22.05 metres. Not shown by Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England, but shown by J. Butler.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 188-9, Map 37, Figure 37.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle within rectilinear field at 'Stonetor Brook West settlement'

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 188-9, Map 37, Figure 37.4.
SDV235594Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX68NW20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144071, 1997.
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.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #119274 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017874.

Associated Monuments

MDV4401Part of: Hut settlement on Shovel Down north of Stonetor Brook, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4402Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4403Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4405Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4406Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4407Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4408Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4680Related to: Two possible huts in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 25 2023 3:20PM