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| HER Number: | MDV128649 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 3.2 metres diameter with walls 0.8 metres wide by 0.5 metres high in the settlement on the east bank of Rattle Brook
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 845 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 58 SE 6
- Pastscape: 440594
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(21/08/2003) This settlement remains as described and in good condition.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Hut is visible on the aerial photography.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape (Website). SDV363416.
(17/08/1995, Royal Commission Field Investigation) Hut in settlement comprising 22 hut circles, two other structures, two clearance cairns and several irregular enclosures. The huts are generally small and well-built though some are merely crude circles of stone. All diameter measurements are internal.
SX 5624 8458 Hut diameter measures 3.2m, with walls 0.8m thick, 0.5m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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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: #126344 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133778 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3572 | Related to: Boundaries within settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128646 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128647 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128650 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2023 11:22AM |
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