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| HER Number: | MDV128495 |
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| Name: | Hut in enclosure 270m south-west of Bench Tor, Holne Moor |
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Summary
Hut measures 3.8m in internal diameter, with walls 1.1m wide, 0.3m high. Disturbed, northern wall, robbed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 689 714 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE29
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442938
- Old SAM Ref: 22369
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX67SE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV140951.
(15/07/1977) The site comprises two enclosures and three huts centred at SX 68997148 on a north-west facing slope at 285.0m OD.
The hut at SX 68947143 is a type 1 with an internal diameter of 6.5m and walling 1.8m thick and 0.8m high. It is in good condition with a levelled interior and a south-east entrance and sits on top of the enclosure wall.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(18/04/1996) Centred SX 6900 7148. One of four hut circles belonging to the Dartmeet parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 95) have been enclosed by two medieval or later fields on the crest of the ridge overlooking the right bank of the Venford Brook south of Bench Tor.
The huts all show signs of being terraced into the slope to create level interiors. Two have been heavily disturbed by later activity.
SX 6893 7145 Hut measures 3.8m in internal diameter, with walls 1.1m wide, 0.3m high. Disturbed, northern wall, robbed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140951 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX67SE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #126027 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6447 | Related to: Enclosure with two huts 270m south-west of Bench Tor, Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV128496 | Related to: Hut in Dartmeet reave system, south-west of Bench Tor (Monument) |
| MDV6449 | Related to: Hut in enclosure 270m south-west of Bench Tor, Holne Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 4 2022 11:53AM |
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