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| HER Number: | MDV119828 |
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| Name: | Hut circles on Wigford Down |
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Summary
Two small conjoined circular features towards the northern centre of the Down appear to be huts; described as such by Butler. Visible on the 1999 aerial photograph most clearly; less obvious on other aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 653 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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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, Map 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Butler depicts two joined huts at this location.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Two small conjoined circular features towards the northern centre of the Down appear to be huts; described as such by Butler. Visible on the 1999 aerial photograph most clearly; less obvious on other aerial photographs.
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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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #79123 ] |
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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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2017 4:15PM |
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