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HER Number:	MDV59152
Name:	HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Gidleigh

Summary

Diameter measures 2.3m. Earthwork wall 1m wide, 0.4m high. Internal area 4.15m. Gorse growing on wall, elsewhere mainly grass.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 640 876
Map Sheet:	SX68NW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Gidleigh
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	GIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1018788: An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
SHINE: Earthworks and walling of a prehistoric chambered tomb, Bronze Age hut circle settlements and reave, and medieval and post medieval streamworks along the Gallaven Brook, west of Rippator

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/77/3
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 148923 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(03/10/1997) Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 440m SW of Rippator.
SX 64058765 Diameter measures 2.3m. Earthwork wall 1m wide, 0.4m high. Internal area 4.15m. Gorse growing on wall, elsewhere mainly grass.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 148923.

Associated Monuments

MDV20905

Part of: Hut settlement south of Gallaven Brook (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Apr 27 2022 11:21AM

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