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| HER Number: | MDV2455 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south-east of Brisworthy, Meavy |
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Summary
An isolated hut circle on a south facing slope. The hut has a levelled interior and no visible entrance. The internal diameter is 6.4 metres, the walling being 1.5 metres thick and 0.8 metres. high. The hut, overlain on its north-west side by a modern wall, is in poor condition.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 648 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE25
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439178
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/40
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) 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.
Victoria County History, 1906, The Victoria History of the County of Devon, 629 (Article in Serial). SDV238214.
A hut circle north of Brisworthy Burrows.
NMR, 1976, SX5664/1 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV150480.
Not visible Royal Air Force aerial photographs.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV216649.
(17/06/1977) SX 56286481. An isolated hut circle on a south facing slope at 255.0m. O.D. The hut is of type 2, with a levelled interior and no visible entrance. The internal diameter is 6.4m., the walling being 1.5m. thick and 0.8m. high. The hut, overlain on its north-west side by a modern wall, is in poor condition. (Type site: SX 56 NE 71). Surveyed 1:10 000 on P.F.D./A.M.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV150480 | National Monuments Record Database: NMR. 1976. SX5664/1. NMR Index. Card Index. |
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| SDV216649 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56SE25. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Card Index. |
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| SDV238214 | Article in Serial: Victoria County History. 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Devon. Victoria History of the County of Devon. 1. Unknown. 629. |
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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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| 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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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84700 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130554 | Related to: Enclosure with huts south-east of Luxmoor Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV3451 | Related to: Hut circle enclosure south-east of Luxmoor Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV2456 | Related to: Hut circle south-east of Brisworthy, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV3450 | Related to: Hut south of enclosure south-east of Luxmoor Farm, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2021 9:59AM |
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