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HER Number:MDV134169
Name:Hut Circle 'D' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton

Summary

Hut Circle 'D' of 7.3 metres diameter with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.4 metres high with an entrance to the south within unenclosed settlement to the east of Small Brook and south of five enclosures.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 630 903
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 140763-7 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 14th June 1996. Hut Circle 'D' at SX 63059039. A 1.8 metres wide and 0.4 metres high earthwork wall surrounds a 7.3 metres diameter internal area. A 0.55 metres wide south facing gap flanked on both sides by orthostats represents a doorway. There is a solitary orthostat revetting the outer face of the hut wall on the north-west side.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 200-202, Map 40, Figure 40.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut Circle '1' of 8.0 metres diameter is the largest hut at Small Brook settlement '6'. It has a pair of jambs at the entrance.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1015760 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 200-202, Map 40, Figure 40.2.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 140763-7.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141009 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1015760.

Associated Monuments

MDV6893Part of: Unenclosed settlement between White Hill and Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134166Related to: Hut Circle 'A' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134167Related to: Hut Circle 'B' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134168Related to: Hut Circle 'C' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134170Related to: Hut Circle 'E' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134171Related to: Hut Circle 'F' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134172Related to: Hut Circle 'G' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134173Related to: Hut Circle 'H' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134174Related to: Hut Circle 'I' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134175Related to: Hut Circle 'J' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134176Related to: Hut Circle 'K' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134177Related to: Hut Circle 'L' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134178Related to: Hut Circle 'M' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134179Related to: Hut Circle 'N' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134180Related to: Hut Circle 'O' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134181Related to: Hut Circle 'P' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134182Related to: Hut Circle 'Q' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134183Related to: Hut Circle 'R' within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134184Related to: Hut Circle within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134185Related to: Hut Circle within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134186Related to: Hut Circle within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134187Related to: Hut Circle within settlement east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 6 2023 2:12PM