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| HER Number: | MDV119818 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in field system on south side of Wigford Down, Meavy |
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Summary
Hut circle on the south side of the field system on Wigford Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 644 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SW9
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439546
- Old SAM Ref: 566
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1190, 3238-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV163731.
The published hut circle (A) is clearly visible on the air photographs with a low field bank arcing east and north to join sub-rectangular fields (SX 56 SW 23). Possible traces of hut circle (B) can be seen
immediately to the south of the centre of this field bank. A further hut circle, SX 54356442, is clearly visible, with low field banks to its east and another to the north which connects with those of a hut group (SX 56 NW 3) to the west.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78, Map 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle within field system to the south of Wigford Down depicted by Butler; part of the settlement area labelled 'A'.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WD-18 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(14/08/2020) Condition assessed as moderate; vegetation encroachment is threatening the feature.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during August 2020 site visit. View showing bracken inundation with gorse outcrops on east side of monument.
Newman, P., 2019-2020, Survey data from various sites on Dartmoor (Cartographic). SDV363779.
Newman, P., 2020, Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV363780.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 78, Map 48.1. |
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| SDV163731 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3238-9. |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WD-18. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363779 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2019-2020. Survey data from various sites on Dartmoor. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79113 ] |
| SDV363780 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2020. Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2373 | Related to: Cairn with Cist on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2397 | Related to: Hut circle in field system on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2375 | Related to: Hut circle on south side of Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV40209 | Related to: Hut circle on south side of Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV5617 | Related to: Hut or ring cairn on south side of Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2219 | Related to: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2021 10:27AM |
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