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HER Number:MDV61470
Name:Hut circle '5' in settlement north-west of Horn's Cross, Holne

Summary

Hut Circe '5' (Butler) in scattered settlement on Holne Moor. Survey in 1996 recorded this feature: hut measures 3.0 metres in diameter internally, with walls 2.5 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Disturbed on the north side.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 666 712
Map Sheet:SX67SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHolne
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHOLNE

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 67 SE 109
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/160/11
  • Old SAM Ref: 28772
  • Pastscape: 443176

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 152266 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(Visited 04/05/1999) SX 6666 7125 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Diameter 3.3 metres. Internal area 8.54 metres. Earthwork wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Earthwork with occasional protruding stone. Doorway has eastern jamb. Grass and heather.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 190, Map 60, Figure 60.11 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '5' of 3.0 metres in diameter within settlement at 'O Brook East huts and enclosures' with a short stub of enclosure wall leading downhill from this hut.

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.

SX 6667 7126 Hut measures 3.0 metres in diameter internally, with walls 2.5 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Disturbed on the north side.

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

Hut shown on survey.

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

Not 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: #119674 ]
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152266.
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. 190, 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 12:41PM