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| HER Number: | MDV5866 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever |
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Summary
Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring, the most south-westerly of the huts within the enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 644 781 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/26/5
- Old SAM County Ref: 455
- Old SAM Ref: 28686
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 469 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, 3046-7 (24/4/1951) (Aerial Photograph). SDV262462.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951/1979, SX67NW30 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV262461.
Pound and hut circles. Huts are in very poor condition. One of 8 within an enclosure.
Turner, J. R., 1976, Ancient Monuments on Forestry Commission Land. Fernworthy and Bellever (Report - non-specific). SDV351823.
Bellever Lakehead (5.A) Hut circle (e)
Loacted 14 metres west of hut (d). Approximately 4.5 metres in diameter, probable hut circle, very ruined, covered by whortleberries and moss. Largest stone (in place) 0.65 by 0.3 by 0.7 metres above the ground.
Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association, 1976, Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party (Report - non-specific). SDV248248.
Bellever Lakehead 5.A (see 1976 Field Report for full details).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on Royal Air Force 1951 aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144254 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring.
Diameter 4.5 metres. Single orthostat wall 0.8 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Internal area 15.89 metres. Northern half disturbed. Not very good survival. Enclosed.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 43-4; fig 27.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Newman, P., 1993, RCHME Field Investigation at Lakehead Hill (Report - Survey). SDV262456.
Hut circle (3) at SX 64407811. A ring of boulders, with internal diameter of 4.0 metres.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Circular feature visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 43-4; fig 27.6. |
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| SDV248248 | Report - non-specific: Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association. 1976. Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party. Dartmoor National Park Authority Field Report. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV262456 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1993. RCHME Field Investigation at Lakehead Hill. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field Investigation. Unknown. |
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| SDV262461 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951/1979. SX67NW30. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV262462 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 3046-7 (24/4/1951). |
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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. MPP 144254. |
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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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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 469. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96134 ] |
| SDV351823 | Report - non-specific: Turner, J. R.. 1976. Ancient Monuments on Forestry Commission Land. Fernworthy and Bellever. Dartmoor National Park Authority Field Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5861 | Part of: Kraps Ring enclosed hut circle settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5864 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV5865 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV59148 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV5927 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV5867 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV59146 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 3:02PM |
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