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| HER Number: | MDV12706 |
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| Name: | Hut in field on north-east side of Wigford Down |
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Summary
A circular cropmark, probably a hut circle is located within a sub rectangular field north of Brisworthy China Clay Works.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 549 653 |
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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 | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW28
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439088
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/56
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56NW28
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 54976535) Circular crop-mark, probably a hut circle, standing in the centre of a sub-rectangular field.
There is a smaller field projecting from the northwest side.
Price, D. G., 1978, Settlement and ancient fields on Wigford Down, 69-75 (Article in Serial). SDV220620.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A circular cropmark, probably a hut circle visible on 1946 aerial photograph in centre of a sub-rectangular field.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78, Map 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Butler depicts this hut circle, within a rectangular field in an area of prehistoric settlement labelled 'E'.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography.
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. 78, Map 48.1. |
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| SDV220620 | Article in Serial: Price, D. G.. 1978. Settlement and ancient fields on Wigford Down. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 110. Unknown. 69-75. |
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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: #80613 ] |
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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) |
| MDV40211 | Related to: Medieval field system on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 11:17AM |
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