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| HER Number: | MDV21519 |
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| Name: | Large hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church |
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Summary
A stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1100m east of Belstone parish church. Diameter measures 10m. Earthwork wall 2.4m wide, 1.4m high. Grass and bracken together with three May trees. Path cutting through this structure is causing some erosion.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 631 935 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/111
- Old SAM Ref: 28727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138, 5364 (Aerial Photograph). SDV238391.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4189-90 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX69SW35 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV231673.
(20/01/1978) One of a group of five hut circles, all in very poor condition with ruined and fragmentary walls. Average thickness of walling 1.5m to 2.0m. Internal diameter 10.5m. A type 2 hut with no visible entrance.
National Monuments Record, 1979, SF1455, 30-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDV226093.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A hut circle is visible and recorded at SX 63209351, which is possibly the same as the one described above; however, it may alternatively be the one described in SX69SW/112.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149340 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(26/05/1998) A stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1100m east of Belstone parish church.
At SX 63159350. Diameter measures 10m. Earthwork wall 2.4m wide, 1.4m high. Grass and bracken together with three May trees. Path cutting through this structure is causing some erosion.
Ancient Monuments, 2000, A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone (Schedule Document). SDV229908.
A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4189-90. |
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| SDV226093 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. SF1455. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 30-33. |
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| SDV229908 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2000. A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV231673 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX69SW35. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV238391 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5364. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149340. [Mapped feature: #138055 Polygon based on Gerrard's compass plan georeferenced to GIS, ] |
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| 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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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52826 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV64169 | Related to: Building in settlement 1100m E of Belstone parish church (Building) |
| MDV21518 | Related to: Hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church (Monument) |
| MDV21520 | Related to: Hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church (Monument) |
| MDV64161 | Related to: Hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 15 2022 2:52PM |
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