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| HER Number: | MDV129597 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent |
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Summary
Hut circle in the unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south (Butler) of 7 metres diameter with walls 0.9 metres wide by 0.8 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 614 |
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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: Remains of at least 11 unenclosed ruinous Bronze Age hut circles, north-west of the Ball Gate and very fragmentary evidence of enclosure walls
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE92
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/133
- Pastscape: 442033
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.
A group of 12 hut circles, not previously recorded, lying north-west of the Ball Gate, in a linear group with a length of about 200 meters, strung out along both sides of the Corringdon Leat. All are fairly low and inconspicuous with largely turf covered walls with some granite boulders showing. Diameters range from 4.0 - 8.0 meters wall height not above 0.5 meters and average width 1.0 meters.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Six hut circles and one possible hut circle visible on 1985 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 90, Map 56, Figure 56.7 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut circle at 'Brent Fore Hill South' on the north side of the Corringdon Leat.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 442033, SX66SE92 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 1st August 1977. One hut has a well defined entrance on the south. The average internal diameter is 4.4 meters, the largest being 6.2 meters, the smallest is 3.5 meters and all are levelled into the slope. The average thickness of wall is 1.0 meters.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 13, 7.2.1 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Hut circle in unenclosed settlement.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 29th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Hut circle 'K' of 7 metres diameter, tumbled stone walls 0.9 metres wide, 0.8 metres high.
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. 90, Map 56, Figure 56.7. |
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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. 442033, SX66SE92. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13267 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement in the East Glaze Brook valley, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV80454 | Related to: Corringdon Ball Leat, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129589 | Related to: Hut circle '1' within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129590 | Related to: Hut circle '2' within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129591 | Related to: Hut circle '3' within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129592 | Related to: Hut circle '4' within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129595 | Related to: Hut circle '5' within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129598 | Related to: Hut circle '6' within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129599 | Related to: Hut circle within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129593 | Related to: Hut circle within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129594 | Related to: Hut circle within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129596 | Related to: Hut circle within unenclosed settlement at Brent Fore Hill south, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 15 2022 10:12AM |
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