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| HER Number: | MDV131524 |
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| Name: | Unlikely hut south-east of Merrivale stone rows, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
One of two hut circles shown on historic map in this area. Neither could be found during 1980 Ordnance Survey visit or 1999-2000 Guardianship area survey and are thought to be an erroneous identification.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 556 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE11
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440053
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NON ANTIQUITY (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Eastern of two 'Hut Circle' shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
(SX 55597477 & SX 55647475) Hut Circles (NR). Eastern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on early 20th century map. Not shown on later (1963) Ordnance Survey map.
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF 58/6399, 042-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV225229.
Not visible.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV250023.
(17/01/1980) There are no hut circles at the positions shown on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch 1906 hgistoric map. It is just possible that they could have been entirely removed, but more likely the original identification was erroneous.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 44 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown on map 24 metres to the east of the reave to the south-east of Merivale stone rows.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2000, The Merrivale Guardianship Area, Walkhampton, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV344969.
(30/10/1999) No further information.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. Map 44. |
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| SDV225229 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF 58/6399. 042-3. |
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| SDV250023 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133071 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344969 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2000. The Merrivale Guardianship Area, Walkhampton, Devon. English Heritage. 1247982. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12830 | Related to: Hut circle 240 metres east of Merrivale stone rows, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV12829 | Related to: Hut circle 330 metres east of Merrivale stone rows (Monument) |
| MDV15033 | Related to: Part of the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton and Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV131525 | Related to: Unlikely hut south-east of Merrivale stone rows, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4830 - Survey of guardianship area, Merrivale
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 4 2021 10:11AM |
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