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| HER Number: | MDV59183 |
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| Name: | Small hut circle in Roundy Pound, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Small hut circle within the northern section of Roundy Pound of 3.5 metres diameter with walls 0.6 metres wide by 0.6 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 868 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/9/2
- Old SAM Ref: 28714.2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1956-1974, SX68NE14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV274636.
A a small hut in the northern quadrant of the pound had been previously excavated and was not examined during the 1951-2 excavations (Ordnance Survey citing Kestor 1954 Interim Report).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149131, 27/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Measures 3.5 metres in diameter with a single orthostat wall 0.6 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Internal area measures 9.61 metres. Lies within the Roundy Pound (SX66388685).
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System (Plan - measured). SDV229808.
Depicted on plan.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Small hut circle of 3.0 metres diameter in the northern part of 'Round Pound, Kes Tor' which may be an unroofed pen. It was excavated but nothing was found to indicate its function or date.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
The peripheral hut is less well preserved, possessing a partial circle of upright stones enclosing an area 2.8 metres in diameter. There is no obvious entrance.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
On the GIS layer; located at SX66388 86861.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Small hut circle visible on the modern aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016691 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
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. 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.2. |
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| SDV229808 | Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital. |
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| SDV274636 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1956-1974. SX68NE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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 149131, 27/4/1997. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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: #96351 ] |
| SDV359365 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6193 | Part of: Group of hut circles on north side of Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV6118 | Related to: Large central hut in Roundy Pound, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6117 | Related to: Roundy Pound on Kes Tor, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 10:24AM |
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