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Summary

Northern hut circle in prehistoric Enclosure 'A' (Butler) to the west of Addicombe of 9 metres diameter with walls 1.1 metres wide by 0.7 metres high, upright facing stones and an entrance to the south

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1012484: Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
• SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX65NE29
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/202
• Old SAM County Ref: 521
• Old SAM Ref: 10556
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Enclosure and 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 1216-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX65NE29, SX65NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV167181.

Enclosure and hut circles east of Addicombe. The easterly enclosure is roughly diamond-shaped and appears to be divided into two by a possible wall running approximately between the two hut circles.

Hankin, C. F., 1977-1980, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.

Site visited on 12th October 1976. There is a dilapidated hut circle of 7 metres diameter in the north east wall of the enclosure, partly within the enclosure and partly outside. The walls are no higher than those of the enclosure.

Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.

Site visited on 12th june 1984.

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

Enclosure with hut circle attached to internal wall in southwest and one hut circle attached external wall in the northeast. A bank extends from the north-east corner to the middle of the enclosure. Area approximately 0.125 hectares.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 16-18, Map 53, Figure 53.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

'Enclosure 'A' with a wall dividing the interior into upper and lower sections and a pair of huts of circa 5 metres diameter are included in the perimeter.

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

'Enclosure and Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1012484 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

Irregular shaped enclosure, used as a pound, with associated hut circles. Enclosure approx 40 metres in diameter containing 2 hut circles attached to the walls. It is subdivided by a bank.

Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 13, 7.2.2 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.

One of two hut circles within enclosure at Addicombe.

Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.

Site visited on 24th January 2021, surveyed and photographed. Hut circle 'E' on north-east side of enclosure, 9 metres diameter, walls 1.1 metres wide, 0.7 metres high with upright facing stones, entrance to the south.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough

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