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HER Number: | MDV5206 |
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Name: | Hut circle in enclosure west of Mardle Brook |
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Summary
Hut circle within enclosure west of Mardle Brook. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 675 686 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of Bronze Age settlement comprising an enclosure with associated hut circles north of Snowdon Hole, Buckfastleigh Moor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 441360
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE4
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/32/1
- Pastscape: 441360
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Recorded.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 168, Map 58, Figure 58.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle of 6.8 metres diameter on the southern side of the western portion of the enclosure at 'Mardle Ring' with an entrance to the south.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441360, SX66NE4 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 26th June 1977. At SX 67556867 a settlement enclosure with a probable Type I hut circle, internal diameter 6.5 metres, the walls 2.0 metres wide and in poor condition with a south facing entrance.
Sources / Further Reading
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. 168, Map 58, Figure 58.5. |
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SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. 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). [Mapped feature: #128165 ] |
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SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441360, SX66NE4. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5205 | Part of: Enclosure with hut circle west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
MDV24789 | Related to: Linear feature south of enclosure south-west of Mardle Brook (Monument) |
MDV5208 | Related to: Possible hut circle near enclosure west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
MDV24790 | Related to: Wall dividing the enclosure south of River Mardle, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
MDV5210 | Related to: WALL in the Parish of West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
MDV5211 | Related to: WALL in the Parish of West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
MDV5212 | Related to: WALL in the Parish of West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
MDV5209 | Related to: Wall to the south-west of enclosure, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 10:28AM |
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