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HER Number: | MDV4986 |
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Name: | Hut circle 32, Merrivale Settlement |
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Summary
Part of the settlement to the south of the road. Measures 8.3 metres in diameter internally and walls survive to a height of 0.8 metres and width of 1.8 metres. An entrance gap exists on the south-eastern side of the circle.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 555 748 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/98/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 332
- Old SAM Ref: 24191
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV219145.
(21/11/1950) Hut circle R (SX 5550 7489) is a large circle of double walled type, measuring 10.0 metres in diameter, with 2.0 metre wide walls, remaining to a height of 0.5 metres. It is composed of large rocks and is in very good condition. There is an entrance on the south-south-eastern side of the circle.
National Monuments Record, 1976, SX5574/1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV219153.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Recorded during the Aerial Photograph Project.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 1994, MPP/133501 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle within a large partially enclosed settlement. Terraced into the hill slope and is of the simple plan and double orthostat walling type. Interior measures 8.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 2.4 metre wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high. Forms part of a string of six huts, whose linear distribution suggests that they may have once been linked together by a palisade or similar structure which now survives as a buried feature.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 72-74, Map 30, fig 30.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Depicted by Butler.
Probert, S. A. J., 2000, The Merrivale Guardianship Area, Walkhampton, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV344969.
Hut circle number 32 (SX 5550 7490). Measures 8.3 metres in diameter internally and walls survive to a height of 0.8 metres and width of 1.8 metres. An entrance gap exists on the south-eastern side of the circle. Other details: 12 (Fig 4).
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, MER-8 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 18/09/2019. Hut circle covered with grass. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, MER-8 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 110° showing grass cover.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219145 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV219153 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX5574/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. |
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SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 72-74, Map 30, fig 30.5. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 1994, MPP/133501. |
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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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SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93598 ] |
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SDV344969 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2000. The Merrivale Guardianship Area, Walkhampton, Devon. English Heritage. 1247982. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. MER-8. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. MER-8. |
Associated Monuments
MDV4897 | Part of: Merrivale hut circle settlement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4830 - Survey of guardianship area, Merrivale
Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2019 11:14AM |
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