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HER Number:MDV25309
Name:Huts west of enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford

Summary

Hut circles to the west of prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe (MDV2839). Butler (1993) records that nearest to the enclosure measuring 9 metres in diameter with walls 1.3 metres wide by 0.5 metres high. He doesn't record the second but aerial sources indicate it lies to the south-west.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 649 582
Map Sheet:SX65NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/137

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6458, 2/238-239 (Aerial Photograph). SDV150513.

Photograph taken on 22nd April 1976.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Two hut circles at SX64905823 and SX64925823 close to enclosure visible on 1976 aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 16-18, Map 53, Figure 53.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Free standing hut circle shown to the west of Enclosure 'B' to the east of Addicombe with a diameter of 4.7 metres. (A pit is shown to the west of the hut circle which may be the other feature seen during the 1985 Aerial Photograph Project).

GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

Hut circle visible on arial photograph.

Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 13, 7.2.2 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.

Hut circle associated with enclosed settlement.

Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.

Visited on 24th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Hut circle 'A' to the west of the enclosure, 9 metres diameter, tumbled stone walls 1.3 metres wide, 0.5 metres high, with facing stones visible; cut by paths and an extraction pit.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.

Lidar data indicates two huts at SX 64912 58227 and SX 64896 58220.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV150513Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6458. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. 2/238-239.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV321648Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital).
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 16-18, Map 53, Figure 53.1.
SDV365448Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #141153 ; #141154 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV2839Part of: Prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument)
MDV128193Related to: Northern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument)
MDV128194Related to: Southern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough

Date Last Edited:Sep 11 2023 1:58PM