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HER Number: | MDV135163 |
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Name: | Hut circle west of Brimstonedown, Gidleigh |
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Summary
A bank is visible on images derived from aerial photographs of 2002 and lidar data as a circular earthwork enclosing an area approximately 12m in diameter, to the west of Brimstonedown, Gidleigh parish. The earthwork could be the remains of a hut circle of Bronze Age date, an outlier associated with a settlement recorded at Kes Tor a short distance to the south.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 667 872 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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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
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV166 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
A distinct circular earthwork comprising raised bank and flat centre. Visible on Google Earth imagery dated 1/1/2002 but now wooded. Measures 12m across internally. Could this be a hut circle, an outlier of MDV6192?
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
A circular bank is visible as an earthwork.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV166. [Mapped feature: #142999 ] |
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SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6192 | Related to: Group of three hut circles within the Kes Tor Coaxial field system, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
Date Last Edited: | Aug 30 2024 11:25AM |
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