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| HER Number: | MDV103663 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in enclosure on the southern edge of Hamel Down |
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Summary
Single hut circle remaining within an enclosure to the south of Hamel Down. Attached to the north-eastern wall of the enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 715 779 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, Map 20.4, 146-7 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Butler depicts and describes this feature, within an enclosure or pound, similar in size to Berry Pound. This hut circle is the only visible, although there may have originally been more associated with this enclosure. It is attached to the north-east wall of the enclosure and measures 6.5 metres in diameter.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle attached to the northern wall of the enclosure is visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. Map 20.4, 146-7. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63166 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103662 | Part of: Enclosure at the southern edge of Hamel Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 25 2016 2:58PM |
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