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HER Number:MDV14435
Name:Possible hut on west side of wall, Huccaby

Summary

Possible remnant of hut circle surviving on west side of stone wall. The field wall looks relatively modern.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 655 736
Map Sheet:SX67SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Ruined remains of a possible Bronze Age hut circle to the west of a wall south of Huccaby Tor

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/165
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, plot 1011 (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Field called the 'Two Berrys' (apportionment).

Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, Hut circle? (Worksheet). SDV252605.

(23/11/1981) SX 6557 7368. Possible remnant of hut circle surviving on west side of stone wall. The field wall looks relatively modern (sketch on worksheet).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on RAF 1947 or 1977 NMR aerials.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV252605Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. Hut circle?. Worksheet. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #5813 ]
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. plot 1011.

Associated Monuments

MDV6518Related to: Enclosure/hut 200m south-east of Wydemeet (Monument)
MDV6441Related to: Former hut circle 270 metres south-west of Huccaby Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6442Related to: Hut circle south-west of Huccaby Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV3462 - Survey at Huccaby Farm, Lydford
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Sep 18 2023 10:58AM