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| HER Number: | MDV129726 |
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| Name: | Hut south-west of Venford Reservoir Dam |
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Summary
Hut circle at remains of Enclosure 'B' (Butler) to the south of Venford Reservoir Dam.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 682 704 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE263
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE278
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1087661
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1353904
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 187-9, Map 60, Figure 60.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut circle of 3.6 metres within the remnants of the circuit wall of Enclosure 'B' at 'Venford Valley South farmsteads'.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(08/12/1996) Centred SX 6825 7044. A hut circle and fragmentary field wall lie on a slight shelf in the hillside to the south of Venford Reservoir. The hut at SX 6825 7042 is relatively small with an internal diameter of 3.5 metres and is terraced into the slope. There is no obvious entrance. A short section of contemporary field wall, 1.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres high, curves away north-east from the hut.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1020095 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The monument includes a stone hut circle and a length of boundary walling situated on a gentle north east facing slope on Holne Moor, overlooking Venford Reservoir. The stone hut circle survives as an earthwork bank surrounding a circular internal area measuring 4 metres in diameter. The surrounding wall measures 1 metre wide and stands up to 0.7 metres high. Leading north from the stone hut circle is a length of rubble walling measuring 1.3 metres wide and 0.6 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + 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. 187-9, Map 60, Figure 60.9. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1020095. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV113635 | Part of: Fragmentary wall south-west of Venford Reservoir Dam (Monument) |
| MDV25399 | Related to: Holne Moor Leat (Monument) |
| MDV113643 | Related to: Two clearance cairns south-west of the Venford Reservoir Dam, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 16 2022 1:55PM |
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