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| HER Number: | MDV134697 |
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| Name: | Hut circles on Whitchurch Common |
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Summary
Three circular features visible on aerial photography represent potential hut circles.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 529 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC? (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
The 1985 APP map overlay records one hut here flanked on north and south with suggested tin-working trial pit.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years) (Aerial Photograph). SDV365735.
Three circular features visible on the aerial photography appear likely to be hut circles.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV365735 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years). Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped features: #142010 Likely hut circl, ; #142011 Possible small hut / trial pit, ; #142012 Possible small hut / trial pit, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4114 | Related to: Earthen bank on Whitchurch Common (Monument) |
| MDV4115 | Related to: Hut circle to the north-west of Barn Hill, Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV15031 | Related to: Whitchurch Common settlement and field system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2024 4:51PM |
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