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| HER Number: | MDV133108 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle 'c' of 4.3 metres by 3.3 metres with walls up to 2.7 metres wide by up to 0.9 metres high within an enclosure of the settlement to the east of Beardown Tors
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 609 775 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67NW21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67NW21, SX67NW21, Plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV265755.
Visited on 26th June 1950. Hut 'F' (south-east of Hut 'E'). Diameter 4.0 metres. Poor condition.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
Visited on 14th September 1988. Hut 'c' at SX 61007757. A hut scooped into the slope and built up on the downhill side. It measures 4.3 metres north to south by 3.3 metres east to west internally with walling of small and medium sized boulders, on average 0.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres high; on the downhill side it is spread to 2.7 metres wide and averages 0.9 metres high. A number of inner facing slabs are up to 0.3 metres high and the entrance was probably on the south-east. It is linked to an enclosure wall.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 62, Map 29, Figure 29.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle in the central enclosure at 'Beardown Tors East'.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1021178 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
The settlement includes at least seven stone hut circles. The stone hut circles survive as circular or oval banks surrounding an internal area which varies between 6 square metres and 12.9 square metres. The height of the surrounding walls vary between 0.4 metres and 0.7 metres and two of the huts have visible doorways.
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. 62, Map 29, Figure 29.2. |
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| SDV265755 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67NW21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW21, Plan. |
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138468 ] |
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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. M. J. Fletcher. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1021178. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5851 | Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133109 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133103 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133104 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133105 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133106 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133107 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8643 - Beardown Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2022 4:18PM |
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