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| HER Number: | MDV19119 |
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| Name: | Hut circle '18' in the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings, South Brent |
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Summary
Hut Circle '18' (Butler) against the northern wall of the northern enclosure at 'Rider's Rings' to the east of the entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 679 644 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE2
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/73/4
- Pastscape: 441743
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Worth, R. H., 1935, Dartmoor Exploration Committee, Twelfth Report, 118, (Article in Serial). SDV259660.
Hut 2. 24 feet internal diameter. Excavations in 1930 produced charcoal, cooking stones, flint chips, pottery fragments ('of usual Dartmoor type') and a broken whetstone of red grit. The entrance was to the south-east and defined by a stone step. Four feet within the hut was a granite slab on edge, leaning inwards. Against this had been the fireplace, represented by a shallow pit filled with charcoal and ash. Whetstone illustrated. Map object based on this source.
Worth, R. H., 1971, Worth's Dartmoor, 115-116,149, Fig. 24, Pl.27a. (Monograph). SDV337619.
Robinson, 1978, Rider's Rings, Sketch Plan (Worksheet). SDV176574.
Site visit May 1978. Identified by Robinson as Court 16, north enclosure. 8 metres by 6 metres with long axis at right angles to pound wall. In the interior is a low ridge of stone about 0.3 metres high and 0.3 metres wide, composed of single stones running parallel to the south-west wall about 2 metres from it. Sketch plan on worksheet.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 144-5, Map 57, Figure 57.14 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '18' in the northern enclosure at 'Rider's Rings' with a maximum of 7.4 metres diameter was excavated by Worth in 1930. The assemblage recovered included charcoal, cooking stones, flint chippings, pottery fragments and a broken whetstone. A large slab on edge acting as a fire screen and still in place, sheltered the hearth from the entrance
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle visible against the northern wall of the enclosure, to east of entrance.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Griffiths, D. M., Unknown, Riders Rings (Personal Comment). SDV357764.
suggested that the ridge of stone mentioned by Robinson may be the spoil heap from the 1930 excavation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV176574 | Worksheet: Robinson. 1978. Rider's Rings. Sketch Plan. |
| SDV259660 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1935. Dartmoor Exploration Committee, Twelfth Report. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 67. Photocopy. 118,. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337619 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1971. Worth's Dartmoor. Worth's Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 115-116,149, Fig. 24, Pl.27a.. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 144-5, Map 57, Figure 57.14. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127619 ] |
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| SDV357764 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D. M.. Unknown. Riders Rings. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV5767 | Part of: Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV19118 | Related to: Hut circle '17' in northern enclosure at 'Rider's Rings', South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129368 | Related to: Hut circle '20' in the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129369 | Related to: Hut circle '21' in the central part of the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129370 | Related to: Hut circle '22' in the central part of the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129371 | Related to: Hut circle '23' in the northern part of the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129372 | Related to: Hut circle '24' in the northern part of the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129373 | Related to: Hut circle '25' in the northern part of the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129374 | Related to: Hut circle '26' in the northern part of the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129381 | Related to: Pen 'H' on the northern side of the entrance to the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129382 | Related to: Pen 'I' on the northern side of the entrance to the northern enclosure at Rider's Rings settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV19116 | Related to: Wall at 'Rider's Rings' prehistoric settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 1 2020 11:52AM |
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