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HER Number:MDV129183
Name:Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle '4' at enclosed settlement 'A' (Butler) at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures'

Location

Grid Reference:SX 659 664
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66NE102
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/57/3
  • Old SAM County Ref: 465A
  • Pastscape: 1059878

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 162-4, map 58, Figure 58.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut circle '4' within enclosure 'A' of 5.5 metres diameter against the northern wall of the enclosure.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 1059878, SX66NE102 (Website). SDV363416.

Field Investigation on 1st January 1996. The seven huts in the enclosure are all clustered in the north-east quadrant; four, including the three smallest huts, being partially incorporated into the fabric of the enclosure wall. The two largest huts are conjoined and possess well-defined entrances in their south walls and two others are adjoined by small sub-rectangular enclosures.
Hut circle at SX 6591666406 of 4.2metres diameter with walls 1.9 metres wide and 0.9 metres high is adjoined by small pound.
Hut circle at SX 6593566405 of 2.2 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metre wide and 0.6 metres high is built into fabric of enclosure wall.
Hut circle at SX 6593366398 of 4.2 metres diameter with wall 1.4 metres wide and 0.9 metres high is adjoined by small pound.
Hut circle at SX 6596966379 of 2.5 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide and 0.6 metres high is built into enclosure wall.
Hut circle at SX 65970Field66374 of 2.3 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide and 0.5 metres high is built into enclosure wall.
Hut circle at SX 6594066375 of 6.3 metres diameter with walls 2.2 metres wide and 0.8 metres high adjoins the next hut.
Hut circle at SX 6595066377 of 6.5 metres diameter with walls 2.0 metres wide and 1.3 metres high adjoins previous hut.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 162-4, map 58, Figure 58.1.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 1059878, SX66NE102.

Associated Monuments

MDV5237Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement in Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV5183Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument)
MDV129184Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129185Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129186Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129187Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV5239Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV5238Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement in Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129188Related to: Pillow mound within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 13 2020 12:28PM