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| HER Number: | MDV126303 |
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| Name: | Timber huts adjacent to the Venford Reave, Holne Moor |
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Summary
Remains of two timber round houses were discovered by Fleming during excavation of stone hut circle (MDV20247) in the 1970s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 708 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 67 SE 156
- Pastscape: 619174
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Fleming, A., 1988, The Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions, 71-91, fig 40- (Monograph). SDV229071.
Fleming's Holne Moor, Site B, Houses I-II, House A, part of the Holne Moor parallel reave system.
House I (see MDV20247): A stone built hut circle built onto, and later than the Venford Reave (SX 67 SE 96).
House II: Discovered to the west of House I in the adjacent field, this was a circular timber building, 6.0 metres in diameter, and had a south-east facing porch.
House A: This almost abuts House I on its north-east side, and comprises a circle of post-holes 3.0 metres in diameter.
Neither wooden building could be proven to pre-date the reave or House I.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229071 | Monograph: Fleming, A.. 1988. The Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions. The Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions. Hardback Volume. 71-91, fig 40-. [Mapped feature: #119442 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27685 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV20247 | Related to: Hut circle adjacent to the Venford Reave, Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV104469 | Related to: Timber hut circle on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV15078 | Related to: Venford Reave (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
- EDV8143 - Fleming's excavations on Holne Moor
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2019 12:24PM |
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