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| HER Number: | MDV25667 |
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| Name: | Hut circle settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent |
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Summary
The remains of a hut group, consisting of two definite hut circles and the vague outline of a hut platform, partially enclosed by a length of low and fragmentary walling. The hut circles are 5.5m. and 3.5m. in diameter respectively, with walls of 1.0m thickness. They are in very poor condition. Outside the walling to the north are the possible remains of another hut of diameter 4.5 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 631 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Bronze Age settlement north-east of Old Hill consisting of a fragmentary enclosure with at least two hut circles incorporated into the walling, with another possible circle outside the enclosure
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE111
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442090
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/359
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6662, 46-49 (Aerial Photograph). SDV151002.
Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE111 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV169494.
(16/12/1977) On a slight west slope above the east bank of the Bala Brook at SX 66986318 are the remains of a hut group, consisting of two definite hut circles and the vague outline of a hut platform, partially enclosed by a length of low and fragmentary walling. The hut circles are 5.5m. and 3.5m. in diameter respectively, with walls of 1.0m thickness. They are in very poor condition and no type can be allocated to them.
Outside the walling to the north are the possible remains of another hut of diameter 4.5m.
Found during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on 1976 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 103-4, Map 57, Figure 57.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Enclosed hut circle Settlement 'C' at 'Zeal Hill South' contains only three buildings. A central hut of circa 6 metres diameter between two smaller ones close together along the north wall. The enclosure seems to have been rectangular but the south and west walls are practically non-existent. As robbery seems unlikely at this site either the circuit was never completed beyond the foundations or hedging was used instead.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Northern arc of the enclosure is visible on the aerial photography, along with the two adjoining hut circles incorporated into the wall at the north-west corner of the enclosure. The other two hut circles depicted on the modern map are not visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV151002 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6662. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 46-49. |
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| SDV169494 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SE111. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 103-4, Map 57, Figure 57.2. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129104 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129105 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129106 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129107 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5783 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129143 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129144 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5785 | Related to: Isolated hut circle north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13448 | Related to: Streamworking along Middle Brook and Petre's Pits, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2022 11:34AM |
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