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HER Number:MDV128534
Name:Hut circles to north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh

Summary

Three of four hut circles shown on 19th century map to the north of Snowdon Brook. One to the north-west of Hut Circle '4' (Butler), one to the south-east and the other to the north-east

Location

Grid Reference:SX 679 682
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement consisting of two joined enclosures with associated internal hut circles and a number of unenclosed huts to the east of the enclosures north of Snowdon Brook

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/242
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Four 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map to the east of the track.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 167, Map 58, Figure 58.4 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Only Hut Circle '4' shown at 'Snowdon Brrok North'.

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

Not shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #126168 ]
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. 167, Map 58, Figure 58.4.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV5216Part of: Hut circle Settlement north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV24689Related to: Enclosure with hut circle north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV24777Related to: Hut circle east of the enclosures north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV128544Related to: Hut circle within prehistoric enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV24690Related to: Part of an enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 4 2021 1:30PM