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| HER Number: | MDV2456 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south-east of Brisworthy, Meavy |
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Summary
Situated on a south-west facing slope is a circular levelled area with a few scattered boulders representing a former hut circle, but no coherent remains now exist.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 648 |
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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 | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE26
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439181
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/41
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.
(SX 56116489) '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.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE26 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV216712.
Remains of a hut circle. Only a few large stones remain. There is no visible entrance. Diameter 9 metres.
(17/06/1977) SX 56116488. Situated on a south-west facing slope at 230.0m. O.D. is a circular levelled area with a few scattered boulders representing a former hut circle, but no coherent remains now exist.
Revised. 1:10 000 on P.F.D.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 111, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Brisworthy settlement. The fields have been cleared in this area and few traces remain.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 111, Map 49. |
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| SDV216712 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56SE26. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Card Index. |
| 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). [Mapped feature: #129927 ] |
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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) |
| MDV2455 | 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 10:04AM |
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