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| HER Number: | MDV26268 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in reave system 150 metres south-west of Hangman's Pit |
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Summary
One of four hut circles south-west of Hangman's Pit. All the huts adjoin elements of the Dartmeet parallel reave system. They are terraced into the hillside to provide level interiors. Diameter 3.8 metres, with walls 0.8 metres wide and 0.25 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 715 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE267
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1088964
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/366
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, NMR SX6771, 3/405-408 (Aerial Photograph). SDV141238.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible hut circle visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 60.15 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Depicted by Butler.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(18/04/1996) Centred SX 67127152. Four hut circles lie on the gentle north-facing slope 150 metres south-west of Hangman's Pit. All the huts (see associated records) adjoin elements of the Dartmeet parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 95). They are terraced into the hillside to provide level interiors with diameters in the range 2.7 metres to 6.0 metres. Only one hut possesses an identifiable entrance.
SX 67167157 Diameter 3.8 metres, with walls 0.8 metres wide and 0.25 metres high.
(Probert's quoted grid reference does not match the location of this hut on the GIS layer produced from the survey. Richards, A. F., 12/08/2019)
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV141238 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. NMR SX6771. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 3/405-408. |
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| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #119350 ] |
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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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| 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. Map 60.15. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27685 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV126298 | Related to: Hut in reave system 150 metres south-west of Hangman's Pit (Monument) |
| MDV126299 | Related to: Hut in reave system 150 metres south-west of Hangman's Pit (Monument) |
| MDV26337 | Related to: Hut on cross reave 150 metres south-west of Hangman's Pit (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2022 11:44AM |
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