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| HER Number: | MDV126714 |
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| Name: | Southern of three central Hut Circles in Erme Pound, Harford |
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Summary
Southern of three central hut circles in the northern Enclosure 'C' (Butler) at Erme Pound
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 637 656 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/29
- Old SAM County Ref: 804
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
One of at least 12 hut circles shown on 19th century map within the northern enclosure at Erme Pound.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NW21 - Hut Circles, SX66NW21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV151357.
Remains of hut circles, remains of. These hut circles are all very vague and fragmentary. The statement that these huts resemble bee hive huts cannot be disputed, only one example of a bee hive hut having been seen so far in Dartmoor.
Worth, R. H., 1967, Worth's Dartmoor, 476 (Monograph). SDV337618.
National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6365, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV144574.
Photograph taken on 22nd April 1976.
Robinson, R., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits (Site Visit). SDV114314.
Site visited on 19th January 1983.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Five hut circles were visible on aerial photography within this enclosure.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 73-74, Map 55, Figure 55.6 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Erme Pound northern Enclosure 'C' contains at least six hut circles (Number 5-10) grouped near the centre with diameters between 3.2 to 6.1 metres with some of them joined by low walling.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Feature visible on Lidar data.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Figure 12 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
Western half of a hut circle shown with a section of wall curving west then south from the south side of the hut.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England, 1002604 (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.
The northernmost section of Erme Pound contains the largest hut circles some of which are linked by boundaries.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV114314 | Site Visit: Robinson, R.. 1983. List of Field Monument Warden Visits. |
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| SDV144574 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6365. 1. |
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| SDV151357 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NW21 - Hut Circles. SX66NW21. Card Index. SX66NW21. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337618 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1967. Worth's Dartmoor. Worth's Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 476. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 73-74, Map 55, Figure 55.6. |
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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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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362730 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1002604. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5109 | Part of: Erme Pound enclosed hut circle settlement, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV5110 | Part of: Erme Pound northern Enclosure 'C' , Harford (Monument) |
| MDV5107 | Related to: Northern Hut Circle in Erme Pound, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV126713 | Related to: Northern of three central Hut Circles in Erme Pound, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV126705 | Related to: Western Hut Circle in Erme Pound, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV126709 | Related to: Western of three central Hut Circles in Erme Pound, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2019 1:13PM |
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