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| HER Number: | MDV61961 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement 460m north-east of Rough Tor |
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Summary
Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 460m north-east of Rough Tor. Diameter measures 3.8m. Rubble wall 0.9m wide, 0.4m high. 100 degree facing gap may represent a doorway. A build up of stones against the inner side of the north wall may be a bench or more likely the result of the 1898 excavation. Attached to the north side of the hut is an annex measuring internally 6m by 4.5m denoted by a 1.3m wide single orthostatic wall standing up to 0.75m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 608 802 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW39
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443980
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/8/4
- Old SAM Ref: 24109
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152418 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(20/03/1998) SX 6085 8020 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 460m north-east of Rough Tor. Diameter measures 3.8m. Rubble wall 0.9m wide, 0.4m high. 100 degree facing gap may represent a doorway. A build up of stones against the inner side of the north wall may be a bench or more likely the result of the 1898 excavation. Attached to the northern side of the hut is an annex measuring internally 6m by 4.5m denoted by a 1.3m wide single orthostatic wall standing up to 0.75m high.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(1994) 1:2500 GPS survey.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle recorded.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Hut circle marked on modern mapping.
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 152418. [Mapped feature: #138208 Gerrard's compass survey used to digitise feature, ] |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13031 | Part of: Hut circle settlement 460 metres north-east of Rough Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 26 2022 10:34AM |
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