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HER Number:MDV129352
Name:Hut circle '2' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent

Summary

Hut Circle '2' on the west side of the southern enclosure at 'Riders Rings' (Butler)

Location

Grid Reference:SX 677 643
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE2
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/73/2
  • Pastscape: 441743

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Hut Circles' shown at 'The Rings' on 19th century map.

Robinson, 1978, Rider's Rings, Sketch Plan (Worksheet). SDV176574.

Site visited in May 1978. Some of the hut circles against the pound are difficult to distinguish from small courts. Fourteen hut circles recognised in the southern enclosure, and ten in the northern, partly overgrown with bracken and bilberry. Entrances recognised on some. Not all hut platforms are very clear, and not all those marked on plan in Fox could be recognised. Full descriptions and measurements of individual hut circles on worksheet.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 144-5, Map 57, Figure 57.14 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '2' of 5.7 metres diameter on the west side of the southern enclosure at 'Rider's Rings'. Stonework from the boundary wall has collapsed into the interior and part of its wall has been rebuilt in more recent times.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1002502 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

There are 15 free-standing huts in the centre of the enclosure as well as many others attached to the back of the north-west wall. They measure 5.5 - 7 metres in internal diameter.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441743, SX66SE2 (Website). SDV363416.

Site visited on 4th May 1950. The average diameter of the hut circles is 7 metres, the walling being composed of turf and heather covered stones with an average height of 0.3 metres. Four hut circles (SX67816421, SX67826434, SX67936440 and SX67976447) have disappeared.
Field Investigation on 18th July 1977. Fifteen huts in the southern enclosure, eight in the north. They are genearlly in poor condition, some of them no more than terraces enclosed by a discontinuous ring of stones. Average internal diameter 5.3 metres. The largest is 7.0 metres, the smallest 2.5 metres. Type 1 huts.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV176574Worksheet: Robinson. 1978. Rider's Rings. Sketch Plan.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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. 144-5, Map 57, Figure 57.14.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127627 ]
SDV363414National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1002502.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441743, SX66SE2.

Associated Monuments

MDV5767Part of: Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV19117Related to: Hut circle '1' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129360Related to: Hut circle '10' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129361Related to: Hut circle '11' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129362Related to: Hut circle '12' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129363Related to: Hut circle '13' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129364Related to: Hut circle '14' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129365Related to: Hut circle '15' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129366Related to: Hut circle '16' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129353Related to: Hut circle '3' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129354Related to: Hut circle '4' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129355Related to: Hut circle '5' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129356Related to: Hut circle '6' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129357Related to: Hut circle '7' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129358Related to: Hut circle '8' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129359Related to: Hut circle '9' in the southern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument)
MDV19121Related to: Structure at 'Rider's Rings' settlement, South Brent (Building)
MDV19116Related to: Wall at 'Rider's Rings' prehistoric settlement, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 1 2020 11:54AM