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HER Number:MDV129244
Name:Isolated hut north-east of the Huntingdon Warren enclosures

Summary

A hut circle on the south east flank of Huntingdon Warren. The hut is located on a slight platform and measures 4.8m in diameter with low stoney walls 1.0m wide and 0.3m high. There is no obvious entrance.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 664 665
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66NE98
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1059677
  • Old SAM County Ref: 465C

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.

(31/01/1996) SX6645466545. A solitary hut circle lies near the foot of the SE flank of Huntingdon Warren above the right bank of Wellabrook.
The hut is located on a slight platform on a gently sloping hillside and measures 4.8m in diameter with low stoney walls 1.0m wide and 0.3m high. There is no obvious entrance..
A 1:2500 scale area survey is deposited in the archive.

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

Hut circle shown on survey just north of a pillow mound.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127476 ]
SDV346608Report - 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.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV5241Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement at Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV5242Related to: Group of huts in settlement, Huntingdon Warren (Monument)
MDV5183Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument)
MDV129245Related to: Isolated hut north-east of the Huntingdon Warren enclosures (Monument)
MDV129230Related to: Pillow mound within Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Dec 21 2021 10:12AM