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| HER Number: | MDV119821 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on Wigford Down |
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Summary
A hut circle sited just to the west of a medieval field bank, into which a later tin trial pit has been sunk, destroying most of the interior. Only a small arc of stones from the original wall survives in situ, though other sections of wall are buried by the spoil from the pit.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 649 |
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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
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78-9, fig 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle located near to a medieval boundary to the west of the Down, north of one of the medieval longhouse sites (longhouse 2).
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Visible on lidar data.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on 2015 aerial photographs.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WG-11 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(14/08/2020) Condition assessed as moderate, although no structure or stones were visible amongst vegetation growth (it was not possible to positively identify monument).
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during August 2020 visit.
Newman, P., 2019-2020, Survey data from various sites on Dartmoor (Cartographic). SDV363779.
Hut recorded in survey.
Newman, P., 2020, Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV363780.
A hut circle sited just to the west of a medieval field bank, into which a later tin trial pit has been sunk, destroying most of the interior. Only a small arc of stones from the original wall survives in situ, though other sections of wall are buried by the spoil from the pit.
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. 78-9, fig 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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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WG-11. |
| 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: #79116 ] |
| 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
| MDV40211 | Related to: Medieval field system on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2219 | Related to: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV15009 | Related to: Wigford Down medieval site, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2020 4:17PM |
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