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| HER Number: | MDV128052 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within enclosure at Piles Corner, Harford |
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Summary
Southern hut circle within prehistoric enclosure at Piles Corner
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 646 621 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW48
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/17
- Old SAM County Ref: 815
- Old SAM Ref: 10530
- Pastscape: 442318
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Cambridge Committee for Aerial Photography, CPE/UK 2494, 3049-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDV156973.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6460, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV157244.
Photograph taken on 12th April 1969.
National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6462, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV138837.
Hankin, C. F., 1977-1979, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.
Hut circle can be traced about mid way along the eastern wall of the enclosure.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Robinson, R., 1986, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986 (Un-published). SDV345664.
Site visted on 19th December 1986.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Features visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping,
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 103108 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
There are two hut circles attached to the inside of the wall, one 10 metres in diameter with walls 2 metres thick and 0.3 metres. high, the other 8 metres in diameter with walls 2 metres thick and 0.5 metres high with lynchets on the uphill side.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 442318, SX66SW48 (Website). SDV363416.
A terraced, type 2 hut circle, internal diameter 8.7 metres with a wall 1.7 metres wide, is built on the line of, and integral with, the enclosure wall.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV138837 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6462. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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| SDV149931 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1979. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV156973 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge Committee for Aerial Photography. CPE/UK 2494. 3049-50. |
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| SDV157244 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6460. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 2. |
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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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| 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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| SDV345664 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1986. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #125094 ] |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 103108. |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 442318, SX66SW48. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4254 | Part of: Prehistoric settlement at Piles Corner, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128055 | Related to: Hut circle east of enclosure at Piles Corner, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128053 | Related to: Hut circle north-east of enclosure at Piles Corner, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128054 | Related to: Hut circle north-east of enclosure at Piles Corner, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128051 | Related to: Hut circle within prehistoric enclosure at Piles Corner, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2020 11:00AM |
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