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| HER Number: | MDV129273 |
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| Name: | Hut circle west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior |
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Summary
One eight hut circles to the west of enclosure; this hut (Butler's hut 3) is attached to the outer edge of the enclosure and is conjoined with MDV129277 (to the north-east). This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE28
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/18/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 466
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, NMR SX6666, 9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV151758.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Enclosure and eight hut circles to the west and two to the south are marked on the Ordnance Survey 1880 map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NE28, SX66NE28 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV151757.
These hut circle are rather fragmentary, composed of turf-covered stones, only a few inches high. The average dimeter of the huts is 6.5 meters. No definite entrances were recorded.
Ministry of Works, 1961, Enclosure and hut circles east of Huntingdon Ford (Schedule Document). SDV152916.
Hut circles situated to the west of the enclosure. Eight hut circles, all small, built of very small stones. Possibly robbed to build the enclosure.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Four hut circles visible on aerial photographs west of enclosure, and one at SX66746617.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 156, Map 57, Figure 57.23 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '3' of 5.5 metres diameter in the group of huts to the west of Enclosure 'A' at 'Biller's Pound'. This hut is adjoined to another hut of 4.5 metres to the north-east and both are attached to the exterior wall of Enclosure 'A'.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Hut is visible on the lidar data, attached to the outer edge of the enclosure.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Two hut circles shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV151757 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NE28. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX66NE28. |
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| SDV151758 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SX6666. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 9. |
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| SDV152916 | Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. 1961. Enclosure and hut circles east of Huntingdon Ford. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| 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. 156, Map 57, Figure 57.23. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129920 ] |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5188 | Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5189 | Related to: Enclosure to the east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129277 | Related to: Hut circle to west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129269 | Related to: Hut circle to west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129270 | Related to: Hut circle to west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129271 | Related to: Hut circle to west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129272 | Related to: Hut circle to west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5190 | Related to: Hut circle to west of enclosure east of Huntingdon Cross, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2021 2:53PM |
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