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| HER Number: | MDV132781 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Hut circle of 5.5 metres diameter with walls up to 0.5 metres high. The feature has a possible entrance on the south-western side
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE50
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443626
- Old SAM Ref: 34479
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX68SE50 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV274275.
(09/07/1974) SX 6531 8797. An isolated hut-circle; internal diameter 5.5m, single stone walling up to 0.5m high with a possible entrance gap on the SW. There is no evidence of associated field boundaries, the surrounding moorland has been extensively cleared. Located during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 190-192, Map 38, Site 2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle to the south of Site '2' to the south-west of Buttern Hill.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.
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. 190-192, Map 38, Site 2. |
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| SDV274275 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX68SE50. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136963 ] |
| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6133 | Part of: Settlement north-west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV132802 | Related to: Alleged cairn, Gidleigh Common (Monument) |
| MDV132782 | Related to: Damaged hut circle within settlement to the west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV132782 | Related to: Damaged hut circle within settlement to the west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV132782 | Related to: Damaged hut circle within settlement to the west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV132782 | Related to: Damaged hut circle within settlement to the west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13026 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13026 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13026 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13026 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 3:36PM |
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