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HER Number:MDV127536
Name:Hut circle within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford

Summary

Hut circle within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme

Location

Grid Reference:SX 643 627
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/44
  • Old SAM County Ref: 813
  • Old SAM Ref: 10521

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1969, NMR SX6463, 3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV165976.

Photograph taken on 12th April 1969.

Hankin, C. F., 1977-1979, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.

Site visited in May 1977 and April 1980. On the south-west facing slope of Harford Moor, north of the Piles Copse, east of the River Erme, just above the scarp where the ground falls steeply to a prehistoric enclosure. Long grass and bracken. An open site of about 22 hut circles grouped along the contour over an area of circa 250 metres by 100 metres. The external diameters of the huts vary from 5 metres to 11 metres, some huts have walls 2 metres - 3 metres wide and up to 1 metre high. The condition varies from good to very poor.

Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV345608.

Site visited on 2nd June 1982.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Fourteen hut circles are visible, two of them attached to each other. Three short linear banks or walls are attached to some of the huts.

Robinson, R., 1986, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986 (Un-published). SDV345664.

Site visited on 19th December 1986.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 48-50, Map 54, Figure 54.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut shown between Hut 18 and Hut 19.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Feature not visible on aerial photograph.

Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.

Small hut circle possibly within the central enclosure shown on survey.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1, MDV4288 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

A prehistoric settlement of 20 ruined hut circles and three enclosures on the moderate lower eastern slope of the River Erme, which forms part of a large, spread prehistoric settlement extending along the flank of Harford Moor. The enclosures comprise partly turf-covered stony banks, now degraded and spread to approximately 2.5 metres wide by up to 0.8 metres high. Eight hut circles appear un-associated with any of the enclosures. The approximate internal diameters of the hut circles is between 4.5 metres and 8.7 metres The walls are degraded and spread, but all are of similar construction with many stones of both inner and outer walls surviving in situ. Five of the huts have visible entrance openings on the south-south-east arc of the circle.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Possibly the hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1012765 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

This unenclosed stone hut settlement on the steep eastern slope of the Erme Valley, consists of twenty-two hut circles, with enclosures and lengths of bank. The huts are terraced into the hillside and lie in two main groups, ranging in size from 5 to 11 metres with walls up to 3 metres thick and a metre high, there are small enclosures and sections of wall or bank associated with the huts.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 442309, SX66SW45 (Website). SDV363416.

On a steep south-west facing slope of Harford Moor, between approximately 333.0 metres and 383.0 metres OD is an open settlement of thirty-five hut circles. The bracken covered and boulder strewn settlement covers an area of 0.35 hectares. The huts appear to be grouped in two areas at SX 64366274 and SX 64456284 and have levelled interiors, and in places are connected by walling averaging 1.0 metre wide and 0.4 metres high. At SX 64316277 the walling forms a small enclosure

Sources / Further Reading

SDV149931Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1979. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital.
SDV165976Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969. NMR SX6463. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 48-50, Map 54, Figure 54.9.
SDV345608Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1982. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
SDV345664Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1986. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV361913Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124219 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363414National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012765.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 442309, SX66SW45.

Associated Monuments

MDV127466Related to: Hut circle attached to the central enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127467Related to: Hut circle attached to the central enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127464Related to: Hut circle between two enclosures within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127455Related to: Hut circle between two prehistoric settlements, Harford (Monument)
MDV127534Related to: Hut circle in the central enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127463Related to: Hut circle in the western enclosure within the prehistoric hut settlement, Harford (Monument)
MDV127463Related to: Hut circle in the western enclosure within the prehistoric hut settlement, Harford (Monument)
MDV127463Related to: Hut circle in the western enclosure within the prehistoric hut settlement, Harford (Monument)
MDV127463Related to: Hut circle in the western enclosure within the prehistoric hut settlement, Harford (Monument)
MDV127538Related to: Hut circle on south-east side of eastern enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127456Related to: Hut circle to the west of an unenclosed hut circle settlement, Harford (Monument)
MDV127457Related to: Hut circle to west of unenclosed prehistoric hut settlement, Harford (Monument)
MDV127537Related to: Hut circle within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127535Related to: Hut circle within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV123440Related to: Pair of huts associated with a prehistoric enclosure to the south, Harford (Monument)
MDV127468Related to: Three adjoining hut circles attached to the central enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127532Related to: Three hut circles in the central enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)
MDV127460Related to: Western enclosure within prehistoric hut circle settlement east of the River Erme, Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

Date Last Edited:Dec 6 2020 10:36AM