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HER Number:MDV61467
Name:Hut in settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross, Holne

Summary

Hut in scattered settlement on Holne Moor. Survey in 1996 recorded this feature: hut measures 4.1 metres in diameter internally with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.6 metres high.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 665 712
Map Sheet:SX67SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHolne
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHOLNE

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 67 SE 115
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/160/8
  • Old SAM Ref: 28772
  • Pastscape: 443194

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 15226 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(Visited 04/05/1999) SX 6659 7125 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Enclosed hut. Diameter 4.0 metres. Internal area 12.56 metres. Earthwork wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Earthwork with occasional protruding stones. Wall leads for 4.0 metres north from this hut. Grass and bracken.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 191; Map 60, Figure 60.11 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut circle shown to north-east of small enclosure within settlement at 'O Brook huts and enclosures'.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.

(Visited 28/02/1996) Centred SX 6659 7127. Eight hut circles, one contemporary structure and a solitary enclosure lie on the moderate west-facing slope above the right bank of the O Brook.
SX 6660 7126 Measures 4.1 metres in diameter internally with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.6 metres high.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV173671Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #119667 ]
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 15226.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 191; Map 60, Figure 60.11.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV12759Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey

Date Last Edited:Jan 8 2021 12:24PM