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HER Number:MDV128283
Name:Hut Circle 5 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford

Summary

Hut Circle '5' (Butler) of 11 metres diameter with walls 2 metres wide by 1 metre high on the west side of the unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford

Location

Grid Reference:SX 644 592
Map Sheet:SX65NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/178

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 19, Map 53, Figure 53.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut '5' on the west side of the unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford with a diameter of 6 metres and an entrance to the south-east.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Hut circle visible on Lidar data.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

One of a group of at least 10 huts to the north-west of Butter Brook Reservoir. Hut is depicted on the modern mapping.

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

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

Site visited on 30th April 2021, Surveyed and photographed. Hut circle 'B' of 11 metres diameter, walls 2 metres wide, 1 metre high, with upright facing stones or boulders and stone rubble infill, entrance to south-east.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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. 19, Map 53, Figure 53.2.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV2849Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Harford Moor, Harford (Monument)
MDV128280Related to: Hut Circle 10 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)
MDV34191Related to: Hut Circle 11 (Butler) in settlement at Butter Brook Reservoir, Harford (Monument)
MDV128284Related to: Hut Circle 3 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)
MDV132274Related to: Hut Circle 4 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)
MDV120060Related to: Hut circle 44 metres north-west of Butter Brook Reservoir, Harford (Monument)
MDV128286Related to: Hut Circle 6 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)
MDV128282Related to: Hut Circle 7 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)
MDV128285Related to: Hut Circle 8 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)
MDV128281Related to: Hut Circle 9 (Butler) in unenclosed settlement at Butter Brook Ford, Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7427 - Archaeological survey of woodlands near Butterbrook Reservoir
  • EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough

Date Last Edited:Mar 1 2022 9:04AM