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| HER Number: | MDV132859 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle 'A' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut Circle 'A' of 4.3 metres diameter with walls 1.9 metres wide by 0.7 metres high in settlement south-west of White Ridge. One of a group of six huts excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1896
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 642 818 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW4
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443919
- Old SAM County Ref: 979
- Old SAM Ref: 28683
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 183 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.
Four more huts excavated at White Ridge. Hut A; (length 4.57m, width 3.35m) entrance south south-west, yielded very little charcoal and one small fragment of flint.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX68SW4, Hut A (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV243893.
(28/02/1950) Hut A: diameter 6 metres. Height of walling which consists of turf and small stones, 0.3 metres. Probable entrance to south.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144227 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(24/10/1997) Hut circle forming part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement in Great Stannon newtake. At SX64278188. Diameter 4.3 metres. Internal area 14.51 square metres. Rubble wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.7 metres high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 160-161, map 35, Figure 35.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut Circle '6' in the northern part of the 'White Ridge South-west 3' settlement.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018710 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
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. 160-161, map 35, Figure 35.5. |
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| SDV243893 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX68SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut A. |
| SDV260468 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1896. Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Digital. 183. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144227. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #137348 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018710. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6748 | Part of: Settlement of hut circles and related enclosures south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132861 | Related to: Hut Circle 'B' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132860 | Related to: Hut Circle 'C' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6749 | Related to: Hut Circle 'E' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6751 | Related to: Hut Circle 'F' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 14 2023 11:40AM |
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