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HER Number:MDV4407
Name:Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh

Summary

Hut circle of 4.0 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high at the junction of two walls 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/34/6
  • 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 G. Remains of hut circle at SX64778602. Wall contains large pieces of granite, much overgrown with turf. Diameter 7.0m, height 0.5m, and entrance probably on the west 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 144081, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

SX 6476 8602 (National Monuments Record: 20.3). Diameter 4.0 metres, single orthostat wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Internal area 12.56 metres.

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

Hut circle on the south side of the northern boundary of the southern enclosure at 'Stonetor Brook West settlement'.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 107874 (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 144081, 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.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #140816 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 107874.

Associated Monuments

MDV4401Part of: Hut settlement on Shovel Down north of Stonetor Brook, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4681Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill (Monument)
MDV4402Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4403Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4404Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV4408Related to: Hut in settlement north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 25 2023 3:04PM