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| HER Number: | MDV129106 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent |
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Summary
Eastern of three hut circles within Settlement 'C' (Butler) north of Bala Brook
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 632 |
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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
- SHINE: Bronze Age settlement north-east of Old Hill consisting of a fragmentary enclosure with at least two hut circles incorporated into the walling, with another possible circle outside the enclosure
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 103-4, Map 57, Figure 57.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut circle within Settlement 'C' at 'Zeal Hill South'. This eastern of three hut circles on the northern boundary of the enclosure.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Northern arc of the enclosure is visible on the aerial photography, along with the two adjoining hut circles incorporated into the wall at the north-west corner of the enclosure. The other two hut circles depicted on the modern map are not visible on the aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Enclosure fragment and four hut circles are depicted on the modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 442090, SX66SE111 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 16th December 1977. The remains of a hut group, consisting of two definite hut circles and the vague outline of a hut platform, partially enclosed by a length of low and fragmentary walling. The hut circles are 5.5 metres and 3.5 metres in diameter respectively, with walls of 1.0 metre thickness. They are in very poor condition. Outside the walling to the north are the possible remains of another hut of diameter 4.5 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 103-4, Map 57, Figure 57.2. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127313 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 442090, SX66SE111. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25667 | Part of: Hut circle settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129104 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2022 11:30AM |
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