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| HER Number: | MDV119122 |
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| Name: | Hut circles in settlement east of Blissmoor Farmstead |
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Summary
Three hut circles lie to the south-eastern end of a settlement consisting of a number of agglomerated enclosures.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 739 805 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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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
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling of Bronze Age parallel reave system on Hayne Down with settlement east of Blissmoor Farm, consisting of three hut circles with associated small fields
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 445691
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78SW51
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, CPE/UK/1995, 4350, 4352 (Aerial Photograph). SDV217286.
Fox, A., 1954, Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor, 101 (Article in Serial). SDV231175.
Bronze Age/Iron Age settlement consisting of three huts and six or seven fields.
Royal Air Force, 1964, 6399, 013-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV228504.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX78SW (Cartographic). SDV346261.
An agglomerated and partitioned enclosure of seven elements is visible. The three huts are visible, two of them attached, and a fourth hut is visible at SX73988059.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 153, Map 21 Site 1 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Prehistoric settlement on Hayne Down includes the Blissmoor settlement which blocks the passage between the south bank of Blissmoor Brook and the extensive area of clitter covering the hillside below Bowerman's Nose.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor, Site 86 (Un-published). SDV345444.
Field system and huts north of Bowerman's Nose were considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004.
Gerrard, S., 2006, Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites (Cartographic). SDV345607.
Western part of the outline that is shown.
National Monuments Record, 2011, 445691 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346469.
A Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement consisting of three huts, of 21-23 feet diameter and six to seven fields. Other details: SX78SW51.
National Monuments Record, 23/04/1980, SF1748, 198 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279663.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV217286 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4350, 4352. |
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| SDV228504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. 6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 013-4. |
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| SDV231175 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1954. Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 20. Unknown. 101. |
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| SDV279663 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 23/04/1980. SF1748. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 198. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 153, Map 21 Site 1. [Mapped features: #78412 ; #78413 ; #78414 ] |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. Site 86. |
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| SDV345607 | Cartographic: Gerrard, S.. 2006. Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346261 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX78SW. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV346469 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 445691. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8815 | Part of: Settlement east of Blissmoor Farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV8817 | Related to: Field System north of Bowerman's Nose (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 15 2017 2:56PM |
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