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HER Number:MDV25838
Name:Hut circle on Horridge Common

Summary

One of two hut circles on Horridge Common, south of Bagtor Wood. The stone and earth ring has a clear entrance on the south-east side with two granite jambs in situ.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 757 748
Map Sheet:SX77SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/136
  • Old SAM Ref: 28774
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1320 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Hut circle visible on aerial photographs and recorded on map overlay.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152307, 1/4/1999 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Stone hut circle within coaxial fields on Horridge Common. Diameter 5.4 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. 145 degree facing gap may represent a doorway. Grass, gorse and bracken.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 47; figure 6.2 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 53, figure 21 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.

Hut circle on Horridge Common
One of two hut circles on Horridge Common, south of Bagtor Wood. The stone and earth ring has a clear entrance on the south-east side with two granite jambs in situ.
Condition is stable, SX75754 74884.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(April 2019 visit) Condition recorded as bad; vegetation (gorse) primary damage agent.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Image taken during April 2019 visit.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1320.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152307, 1/4/1999.
SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 47; figure 6.2.
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.
SDV359145Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 53, figure 21. [Mapped feature: #85111 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV112759Related to: Hut circle on Horridge Common (Monument)
MDV62327Related to: Hut circle on northern sector of Horridge Common (Monument)
MDV25747Related to: Parallel Reave System on Horridge Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey

Date Last Edited:Nov 9 2020 12:01PM