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| HER Number: | MDV12704 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in corner of field on Wigford Down |
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Summary
Visible on aerial photographs, this hut lies in one of the fields on the northern side of the Down. Recorded in 2020 survey visit.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 539 655 |
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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 | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling of Bronze age parallel reave field system with hut circle settlements and cairns, plus deserted Medieval settlements with long houses and pillow mounds, on Wigford Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW26
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439086
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/54
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56NW26
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, 3239-40 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340833.
(SX 53966551) Circular crop-mark, probably of a hut circle, standing within a series of rectangular fields.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A circular cropmark, probably of a hut circle, is visible on aerial photograph within a series of rectangular fields on the northern part of Wigford Down. Visible on the Royal Air Force 1946 photographs and recorded on map overlay.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Butler depicts this hut circle in area of Bronze Age settlement on the Down, labelled D; one of three huts closely associated in area of rectangular fields.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2020, Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV363780.
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. |
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| 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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| SDV340833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3239-40. |
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| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #80611 ] |
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| 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
| MDV2219 | Part of: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119825 | Related to: Hut circle in field on north side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119824 | Related to: Hut circle in field on Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119826 | Related to: Hut circle in fields on northern side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
| MDV119827 | Related to: Hut circle in fields on northern side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 10:47AM |
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