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| HER Number: | MDV21491 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 7 at Foale’s Arrishes |
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Summary
Most northerly of the remaining hut circles at Foale's Arrishes. Excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in the late 19th century. Surveyed in 2015.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 737 761 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/8/8
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1897, Fourth Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 151-156 (Article in Serial). SDV337081.
Baring Gould Hut 7. Excavated. In centre was a triangular flat stone, probably the footstone of the central support of the roof. A few potsherds, charcoal, a flint spall and a double notched scraper.
Various, 1983, Foale's Arrishes Sketch Survey (Worksheet). SDV307217.
Much obscured by gorse, and some of the walls tumbled. On south-east slope, levelled into hillside. Internal diameter 8.4 metres, double walls 1.5 metres high. Doorway probably to south-east.
Further measurements given on separate worksheet.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 51, (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Hut circle 7 at Foale’s Arrishes. Condition is stable.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, RT51 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 15/08/2019. The hut has 100% gorse cover on the walls but internally is clear and in good condition. There is slight evidence of livestock. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, RT51 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 15/08/2019. Photo showing the gorse on the walls but clear internally. Looking from the south towards the north
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV307217 | Worksheet: Various. 1983. Foale's Arrishes Sketch Survey. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV337081 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1897. Fourth Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 29. A5 Hardback. 151-156. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 51,. [Mapped feature: #83114 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT51. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT51. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV7415 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Foale's Arrishes (Monument) |
| MDV7416 | Related to: Hut circle 1 at Foale's Arrishes (Monument) |
| MDV21489 | Related to: Hut circle 5 at Foale's Arrishes (Monument) |
| MDV21490 | Related to: Hut circle 6 at Foale's Arrishes (Monument) |
| MDV7419 | Related to: Hut circle 8 at Foale's Arrishes (Monument) |
| MDV7417 | Related to: Hut circle two at Foale's Arrishes (Monument) |
| MDV26974 | Related to: Parallel reaves around Pil Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 4:04PM |
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