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HER Number: | MDV61934 |
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Name: | Cairn or Hut Circle on west side of Hurston Main Reave on Chagford Common, Chagford |
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Summary
Cairn or hut circle on the north side of a D-shaped enclosure on west side of Hurston Main Reave on Chagford Common
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 676 834 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Chagford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/203/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28779
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Alternate Type) CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152379 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Cairn adjacent to the Hurston Ridge Reave.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 30, Figure 25.1, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.
On the north side of a pair of D-shaped enclosures (Settlement 8) are a few set stones alongside as the possible remains of a hut.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1019577 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
This cairn measures 4 metres in diameter and stands 0.5 metres high. Hollows in the centre indicate that it has been subjected to partial early excavation or robbing.
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. 30, Figure 25.1, Map 25. |
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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 152379. [Mapped feature: #110874 ] |
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SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019577. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV26789 | Part of: Enclosure attached to the west side of Hurston Ridge Main Reave on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape
Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2022 1:26PM |
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