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| HER Number: | MDV26269 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north of Venford House |
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Summary
A single, well-constructed hut circle surviving within an area of medieval of later cultivation terraces north of Venford Reservoir. The hut is terraced into the slope with massively built walls of coursed boulders and upright slabs. The level interior measures 7.5m in diameter and there is no obvious entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 687 716 |
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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: SX67SE241
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1074441
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/368
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2375-2376 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle attached to strip field boundary. Visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Griffiths, F. M., 1990, DAP/QE, 8-15 (Aerial Photograph). SDV149856.
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.
(25/04/1996) SX 6874 7161. A single, well-constructed hut circle surviving within an area of medieval of later cultivation terraces north of Venford Reservoir. The hut is terraced into the slope with massively built walls of coursed boulders and upright slabs. The level interior measures 7.5m in diameter and there is no obvious entrance.
GetMapping PLC, 2015, 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359717.
Hut is visible on the 2015 aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149856 | Aerial Photograph: Griffiths, F. M.. 1990. DAP/QE. Devon County Council Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 8-15. |
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| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2375-2376. |
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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. |
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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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| SDV359717 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping PLC. 2015. 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution). 2015 Aerial Photograph. Digital. [Mapped feature: #125920 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2022 2:01PM |
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