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| HER Number: | MDV129076 |
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| Name: | Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook |
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Summary
Hut Circle '3' within Enclosure 'A' (Butler) at Zeal Hill South
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 629 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE29
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441846
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145167.
(22/12/1977) There are nine huts inside and one outside the enclosure, three being attached to the enclosure walling. All but one of the huts inside the enclosure are of type 2. The other at SX 67796297, is of type 1, possibly built on the remains of type 2. The internal diameters vary from 3.5 metres to 7.0 metres with walling averaging 1.9 metres thick and 0.5 metres high. The majority of the entrances are to the south-east. The huts have levelled interiors and are generally in good condition.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 103-104, Map 57, Figure 57.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '3' within Enclosure 'A' at 'Zeal Hill South' of 5.5 metres diameter.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1012776 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake. The huts are up to 12 metres in diameter with walls up to a metre in height and 2 metres in thickness, they have entrances on the west or north-west side and some are set into the slope.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145167 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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. 103-104, Map 57, Figure 57.2. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127271 ] |
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| SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012776. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5789 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129079 | Related to: Hut outside enclosed settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129075 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129077 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129078 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129070 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129071 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129072 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV129074 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5790 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5791 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 7 2023 4:11PM |
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