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HER Number:MDV69562
Name:Hut 5 in settlement at Dead Lake Foot

Summary

Hut circle consists of a stone ring measuring 2.6 metres in diameter with walls 0.4 metres high and 1.2 metres wide. The disturbed oval hut has a level interior.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 782
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/6/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 67-8, Map 30.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

One of a group of huts on the north bank of the River Walkham. (Butler’s hut 4) Measures 3.4 metres in diameter and has an annex added to one side in the usual manner.

Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 9-10, 17, figures 2, 11 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.

Hut circle No. 5 at Dead Lake Foot shown on the English Heritage survey of 2003 as a stone ring measuring 2.6 metres in diameter with walls 0.4 metres high and 1.2 metre wide. The disturbed oval hut has a level interior.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Circular feature visible on the aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 67-8, Map 30.1.
SDV255420Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. 9-10, 17, figures 2, 11.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99100 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV4202Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Dead Lake, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69561Related to: Hut 4 in settlement at Dead Lake Foot (Monument)
MDV69563Related to: Hut 6 in settlement at Dead Lake Foot (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
  • EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
  • EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
  • EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Aug 18 2022 9:34AM