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| HER Number: | MDV26274 |
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| Name: | Possible hut circle east of Down Ridge |
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Summary
Possible hut circles in field identified from 1985 aerial mapping project (1946 image). Not identified during ground survey in 1996.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 717 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system east of Down Ridge. Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age field system adjoining the Venford Reave, with numerous hut circles, enclosures, cairns and a later medieval field system
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/400
- 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, 2372-2373 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle in field at SX 6629 7174 another possible hut circle also in the same field. Visible on Royal Air Forcec 1946 aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2372-2373. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #14210 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26263 | Related to: Possible hut circle east of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV26340 | Related to: Unlikely hut circles east of Down Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2019 9:06AM |
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