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HER Number:MDV129516
Name:Hut Circle '3' to west of enclosure in Higher Piles newtake, Harford

Summary

Remains of Hut Circle '3' (Butler) to the west of the enclosure at Higher Piles to the north of Piles Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 643 613
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SW52
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/91
  • Old SAM County Ref: 816
  • Old SAM Ref: 10531
  • Pastscape: 442330

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 44-46, Map 54, Figure 54.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.

The foundations of Hut Circle '3' outside the walls of the enclosure at 'Piles Brook North' are very overgrown.

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

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 1013110 (Website). SDV363416.

This enclosure, on a west-facing slope in Higher Piles newtake, above the River Erme, consists of a main sub-rectangular enclosure 92 metres by 80 metres, with two hut circles.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 44-46, Map 54, Figure 54.5.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127924 ]
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 1013110.

Associated Monuments

MDV4353Part of: Enclosure with hut circles in Higher Piles newtake (Monument)
MDV129513Related to: Field system associated with enclosure in Higher Piles newtake, Harford (Monument)
MDV129514Related to: Hut Circle '1' at enclosure in Higher Piles newtake, Harford (Monument)
MDV129515Related to: Hut Circle '2' at enclosure in Higher Piles newtake, Harford (Monument)
MDV129517Related to: Hut Circle '4' in north wall of enclosure in Higher Piles newtake, Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 12 2020 1:53PM