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| HER Number: | MDV133295 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Merrivale Bridge, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 4.6 metres diameter with walls 0.3 metres high within subcircular enclosure to the north of Merrivale Bridge
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a sub circular bronze age enclosure with at least two internal hut circles and an additional hut to the south-east, north of Merrivale Bridge
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE45
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439700
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/144
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1968, F42/58/8609 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221584.
Photograph taken on 26th February 1968. A subcircular enclosure with one hut circle.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX57NE45, SX57NE45 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV250193.
Visited on 3rd December 1979. Southern hut circle of 4.6 metres diameter with walls 0.3 metres high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 72, Map 30, Site 7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
'Merrivale Bridge North 1' is an enclosure which surrounds a pair of hut circles at the centre. One of them is 5 metres in diameter while the other is represented by a short arc of stones.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Southern of two hut circles 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. 72, Map 30, Site 7. |
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| SDV221584 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1968. F42/58/8609. royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. |
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| SDV250193 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX57NE45. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57NE45. |
| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138759 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55005 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Merrivale Bridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV55006 | Related to: Hut circle south of small settlement north of Merrivale Bridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133294 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Merrivale Bridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 31 2022 9:20AM |
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