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| HER Number: | MDV128798 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle at the centre of the prehistoric field system at Deep Swincombe West
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 639 721 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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
- SHINE: Central western section of the Bronze Age Venford Reave at Swincombe, with a number of attached hut circle settlements and enclosures, as well as an extensive Bronze Age field system, a cairn and a post-Medieval blowing house on Down Ridge
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW180
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/331
- Pastscape: 908621
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1802, Ordnance Survey Drawings (Cartographic). SDV338458.
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6472, 1/54, 2/63-7, 3/53,56-8 & 73-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV245616.
Photograph taken on 22nd April 1976.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Field system south of Swincombe (Report - Survey). SDV243036.
Hut circle not investigated.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1988, Field System at Deep Swincombe West (Report - Survey). SDV243044.
Visited on 19th July 1988.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 208-210, Map 62, Figure 62.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut circle (1) in the centre of the prehistoric field system at Deep Swincombe West of circa 8.7 metres diameter approached from the north along a winding corridor through the fields.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle not shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Feature faintly visible on aerial photograph,
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 908621, SX67SW180 (Website). SDV363416.
Hut circle not mentioned in description of field system.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV243036 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Field system south of Swincombe. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. |
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| SDV243044 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1988. Field System at Deep Swincombe West. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. |
| SDV245616 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6472. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1/54, 2/63-7, 3/53,56-8 & 73-6. |
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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. 208-210, Map 62, Figure 62.3. |
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| SDV338458 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1802. Ordnance Survey Drawings. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. 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: #126637 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 908621, SX67SW180. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26140 | Part of: Field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128799 | Part of: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128799 | Related to: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128800 | Part of: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128800 | Related to: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128799 | Part of: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128799 | Related to: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128800 | Part of: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128800 | Related to: Hut circle within field system at Deep Swincombe West, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV7062 - Survey of the Wheal Emma Leat, Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 9 2020 1:01PM |
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