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| HER Number: | MDV128543 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Hut circle on northern perimeter of prehistoric enclosure at Settlement 'A' north of Snowdon Brook (Butler)
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 676 683 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pupers Reave and Pupers Rock Cairn. Earthwork and stone remains of a Bronze Age reave, enclosure with hut circle and cairns across Buckfastleigh and Dean Moors bisected by 16th-17th century openworks on western side of Lambs Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE51
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/88
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE51, SX66NE51 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV173629.
Hut circle diameter is 5.0 meters and there are the possible remains of another.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 429 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Partitioned enclosure attached to the western side of Pupers Reave, covering approximately 0.3 hectares. Three hut circles are visible and there is a possible extension of the enclosure, represented by three fragments of wall or bank on the eastern side of the reave.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 167, Map 58, Figure 58.4 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Eastern of two hut circles shown on the northern boundary of the northern enclosure at Settlement 'A' at 'Snowdon Brook North'.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Hut circle within enclosure shown on modern mapping.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 429. |
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| SDV173629 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE51. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX66NE51. |
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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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: 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. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #128146 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5306 | Part of: Settlement north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV24766 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles north of Snowdon Hole (Monument) |
| MDV129625 | Related to: Hut circle on south-east side of enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV5216 | Related to: Hut circle Settlement north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV129622 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV129623 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV129624 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 4 2021 1:45PM |
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