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| HER Number: | MDV115779 |
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| Name: | Hut circles within enclosure east of Hole Rock, Manaton |
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Summary
Three probable hut circles within sub-circular enclosure (MDV8102) set against the northern inner wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 757 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised), 11, Figure 3 (b) (Report - Survey). SDV346395.
(30/01/1999) Enclosure with hut circles. Centred SX75777851 on the moderately sloping western side of the Black Hill knoll is a sub-circular enclosure (MDV8102) containing three probable hut circles. Set against the northern inner wall are three probable hut circles. The best of these at SX75787852 consists of a low turf covered circle with an approximately level floor. The internal diameter is between 4m and 4.5m. Three stones of the wall are visible including one orthostat. A second hut is sited at SX75767852. It is elliptical in shape measuring 4m by 4.5m. A further structure adjoins it to the south. It too is elliptical measuring 4.8m by 3.5m. Both structures are completely turf-covered.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.
Enclosure shown on survey with three hut circles attached to the interior of the north side. Two hut circles are shown next to each other in the north-west and one in the north-east.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Feature shown on the interior of enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346395 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1999, 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised). Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 11, Figure 3 (b). |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #75125 ] |
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| SDV359685 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8102 | Part of: Enclosed settlement east of Hole Rock, Manaton (Monument) |
| MDV26623 | Related to: Prehistoric Parallel Reave System east of Smallacombe Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV8055 | Related to: Settlement at Smallacombe Rocks, Ilsington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)
| Date Last Edited: | May 23 2022 2:29PM |
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