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| HER Number: | MDV24778 |
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| Name: | Pair of hut circles on the east flank of Snowdon, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Two hut circles, close but not attached to one another, visible on 1979 aerial photograph recorded in 1985 aerial photograph project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 684 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/243
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 427 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6760 6849 Two hut circles, attached to one another, visible on 1979 aerial photograph recorded in 1985 aerial photograph project.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Two huts visible on the lidar data; north-western hut is larger (c. 10m in diameter); south-eastern hut measures around 6.5m. Huts are close to one another but don't appear to actually be attached.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 427. |
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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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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #140819 Large (north-western) hut, ; #140820 Small (south-eastern) hut, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5205 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circle west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV5306 | Related to: Settlement north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 9:32AM |
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