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| HER Number: | MDV26339 |
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| Name: | Hut with internal structure 175 metres south of Combestone Tor |
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Summary
A well-preserved hut circle containing the remains of a smaller circular structure within reave system 175 metres south of Combestone Tor. The earlier (host) hut interior measures 6.0 metres north-south by 8.5 metres with walls 1.6 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. There is a gap, possibly marking the site of a former entrance, in the south-east. Built into the north-western quadrant of this hut is a smaller circular structure 3.0 metres in diameter and also possessing a possible entrance in the south-east. While the main hut is undeniably middle bronze age in origin the date of the secondary feature is uncertain.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 716 |
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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: SX67SE268
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1088967
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/276
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
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.
Hut circle incorporated into the junction between a reave and a cross reave. Part of the parallel reave system SX67SE/246/2. Visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
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) SX 66967163. A well-preserved hut circle containing the remains of a smaller circular structure adjoin reaves forming part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 95) 175 metres south of Combestone Tor.
The earlier (host) hut possesses a level sub-circular interior measuring 6.0 metres north to south by 8.5 metres with well-built orthoststic walls 1.6 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. There is a gap, possibly marking the site of a former entrance, in the south-east.
Built into the north-western quadrant of this hut is a smaller circular structure 3.0 metres in diameter and also possessing a possible entrance in the south-east.
While the main hut is undeniably middle bronze age in origin the date of the secondary feature is uncertain.
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: #119335 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV27685 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV12994 | Related to: Hut circle 450 metres south of Combestone Tor (Monument) |
| MDV12993 | Related to: Hut circle 600 metres south-south-east of Combestone Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2022 11:35AM |
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