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| HER Number: | MDV129421 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within enclosure at Yalland Warren, South Brent |
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Summary
Eastern hut circle within prehistoric Enclosure 'C' (Butler) at Yalland Warren
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 689 632 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walls of a Bronze Age circular enclosure containing two hut circles, Yalland Medieval Rabbit Warren and two medieval longhouses at Shipley Tor
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2494 4042-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.
Site visited on 30th April 1977. Pound and hut circles found as described but a possible third hut circle was located in the south-west corner.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Large circular enclosure containing two hut circles, visible on 1980 and 1948 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 110-111, Map 57, Figure 57.10 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Eastern hut circle within Enclosure 'C' at 'Yalland Enclosures' of 8.5 metres diameter which is the largest hut to be found on Dockwell Ridge.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Eastern hut circle at 'Homestead' shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441966, SX66SE65 (Website). SDV363416.
Site visited on 6th April 1950. Hut circle of 7.5 metres diameter of turf covered stones with probable entrance to south-east.
Field Investigation on 16th December 1977. The two huts are very ruinous and their type cannot be determined. Their internal diameters are 5.0 metres and the thickness of their walls is 1.4 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV151046 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
| 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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| 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. 110-111, Map 57, Figure 57.10. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2494 4042-3. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127764 ] |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441966, SX66SE65. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5758 | Part of: Enclosure with two hut circles at Yalland Warren, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13297 | Related to: Field system north of Yalland, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129420 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure at Yalland Warren, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129406 | Related to: Prehistoric enclosure north-east of Shipley Tor, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5812 | Related to: Settlement north-east of Shipley Tor, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13345 | Related to: Yalland medieval settlement, south of Dockwell Ridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13384 | Related to: Yalland Warren, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 18 2022 12:02PM |
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