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| HER Number: | MDV132644 |
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| Name: | Four hut circles on western boundary of enclosure east of Water Hill, Chagford |
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Summary
Four hut circles on curving western boundary of enclosure to the east of Water Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 672 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2149/4314 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 11th June 1947.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 36, Map 26 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Water Hill East huts at Site '3'. In the corner between two reaves a curved bank cuts off a large area on the side of Water Hill overlooking the Walla Brook valley. Four huts can be found spaced around the inside of the curved bank. All are small up to 3.5 metres diameter and are very overgrown with few of their wall stones standing clear of the turf.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Huts visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 36, Map 26. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2149/4314. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #136570 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27751 | Part of: Enclosure with hut circles east of Water Hill, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV121913 | Related to: King's Oven pound on eastern slopes of Water Hill (Monument) |
| MDV20498 | Related to: Stannon Hill reave system, Stannon Block System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 4 2022 7:59AM |
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