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| HER Number: | MDV14227 |
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| Name: | Alleged hut circle north-east of Fernworthy House |
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Summary
Greeves (1981) records a damaged hut here. Royal Commission visit in 1990 suggested it had been destroyed but MPP visit in 1999 indicates a part of a bank may remain.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 676 844 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE136
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917590
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/147
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, Possible hut circle, Page 36 of 139 (Worksheet). SDV214955.
(06/10/1981) SX 6767 8450. An apparent Prehistoric hut circle has a continuous ring bank enclosing a slightly sunken area, and has a maximum external diameter of 12.0m. It could be a ring cairn, but a stretch of apparent Prehistoric bank makes it more likely that it is a hut circle.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF / NMR photos.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(11/01/1990) SX 6764 8447. The feature described by Greeves in 1981 no longer exists. The "partly sunken area" has been infilled and the "continuous ring bank" levelled. The site is now a bare rubble patch some 14m in diameter.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(14/06/1999) The MPPA visit of 1999 found that the bank still survives but has clearly been damanged. It is not very well preserved.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV214955 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. Possible hut circle. Woodland Parish Worksheets. Digital. Page 36 of 139. |
| 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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| 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136591 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8656 - Yadworthy Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2023 9:02AM |
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