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HER Number:MDV128652
Name:Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement east of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle of 2.3 metres diameter with walls 0.8 metres wide by 0.3 metres high attached to enclosure within settlement east of Rattle Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 562 846
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

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

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 103, Map 32, Site 7 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at 'Lower Rattle Brook east bank settlement'.

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.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

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 5621 8461 Hut diameter measures 2.3m, with walls 0.8m thick, 0.3m high. Turf covered stony ring.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1007539 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 103, Map 32, Site 7.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350801Report - 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. [Mapped feature: #126348 ]
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007539.

Associated Monuments

MDV133777Part of: Enclosure within hut circle settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133778Part of: Hut circle settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3572Related to: Boundaries within settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128651Related to: Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement east of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128656Related to: Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement east of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128654Related to: Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement east of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128655Related to: Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement east of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128653Related to: Hut circle in centre of enclosure within settlement east 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 9:00AM