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| HER Number: | MDV132878 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in north-east corner of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 6.3 metres by 4.5 metres with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.3 metres high in the north-east corner of Broad Down overlooking the East Dart Valley
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 637 810 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW30
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443955
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1975, OS/75/369, 125-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV254607.
Numerous faint circular marks visible in this area.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 161, Map 35, Site 13 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle shown at 'Broad Down North-east settlement'.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(23/11/1994) A hut circle lies on a flat topped spur overlooking the East Dart Valley, centred at SX 6370 8107. It measures 6.3m N-S, 4.5m E-W and has walls 1.4m wide and 0.3m high. An entrance gap lies in its NE side and the interior is level. Two huts and an enclosure lie 100m to the north (SX 68 SW 13) and a cairn lies 50m to the south (SX 68 SW 14).
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
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. 161, Map 35, Site 13. |
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| SDV254607 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1975. OS/75/369. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. 125-6. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #140377 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132876 | Related to: Enclosure on Broad Down (Monument) |
| MDV6802 | Related to: Enclosure within a loop of the East Dart River, Datmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6774 | Related to: Small cairn in north-east corner of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132877 | Related to: Two hut circles in north-east corner of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 17 2023 10:41AM |
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