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| HER Number: | MDV129190 |
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| Name: | Hut south-west of settlement at Huntingdon Warren |
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Summary
A hut circle on the south west flank of Huntingdon Warren. The hut is bisected by a footpath leading to a clapper bridge over the River Avon. It is slightly ovoid measuring 3.6m N to S by 3.4m internally with walls 0.9m wide and a maximum of 0.5m high. The site has been slightly terraced into the moderate slope and a possible entrance lies in the SW margin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1059670
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX66NE97
- Old SAM County Ref: 465A
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(19/10/1995) SX6579766340. A solitary hut circle lies on the SW flank of Huntingdon Warren approximately 300m N of Buckland Ford. The hut is bisected by a footpath leading to a clapper bridge over the River Avon. It is slightly ovoid measuring 3.6m N to S by 3.4m internally with walls 0.9m wide and a maximum of 0.5m high. The site has been slightly terraced into the moderate slope and a possible entrance lies in the SW margin.
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.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127413 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5237 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement in Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5183 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 10:16AM |
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