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| HER Number: | MDV12992 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 480 metres south of Combestone Tor |
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Summary
Hut circle within the bronze age parallel reave system south of Combestone Tor. This freestanding hut has an internal diameter of 5.0 metres, wall 1.5 metres thick and is cut back into the slope. It has a south-east facing entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 713 |
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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: SX67SE107
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443170
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/148
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6672/1, 158-161 (Aerial Photograph). SDV244382.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX67SE107 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV152231.
(10/07/1977) These four hut circles centred at SX 669713 on the moderate slopes at the north end of the ridge at 365 metres above OD. They are either integrated with, or built within, the parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 92) and contemporary in usage.
Hut B (SX 6686 7139). This freestanding probable type III hut circle, internal diameter 5.0 metres, has a wall 1.5 metres thick and is cut back into the slope. It has a south-east facing entrance.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possibly visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East (Monograph). SDV337765.
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.
(28/02/1996) The hut circles are as described by the Ordnance Survey in 1977.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV152231 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX67SE107. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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. [Mapped feature: #119337 ] |
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| SDV244382 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6672/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 158-161. |
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| 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27685 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV12994 | Related to: Hut circle 450 metres south of Combestone Tor (Monument) |
| MDV12993 | Related to: Hut circle 600 metres south-south-east of Combestone Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 9 2022 8:26AM |
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