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| HER Number: | MDV119819 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down, Meavy |
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Summary
A smaller rectangular enclosure on the interior of larger enclosure attached to the north-west side of a reave on Wigford Down (MDV12896). This enclosure measures 20 metres by 15 metres and contains one hut circle (MDV119819).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 646 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78, Map 48, Figure 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Settlement 'B' at Wigford down includes a hut circle within an enclosure. This is a large well built hut (measuring approximately 8.0 metres in diamater) with a dividing wall and a courtyard attached set on the south-western side of an enclosure attached to a reave.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography.
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.
A smaller rectangular enclosure on the interior of enclosure attached to the north-west side of a reave on Wigford Down (MDV12896). This enclosure measures 20 metres by 15 metres and contains one hut circle (MDV119819).
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, Figure 48.1. |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV363779 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2019-2020. Survey data from various sites on Dartmoor. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126665 ] |
| 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
| MDV12896 | Related to: Enclosure with huts circles on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV119820 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on 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: | Apr 16 2021 10:17AM |
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