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| HER Number: | MDV26340 |
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| Name: | Unlikely hut circles east of Down Ridge |
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Summary
Possible double hut circle attached to a reave identified from 1985 aerial mapping project (1977 image). Not identified during ground survey in 1996, and are thought to be natural features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 661 717 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE203
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065079
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/277
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, NMR SX6672/3, 166-170 (Aerial Photograph). SDV144287.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Double hut circle attached to a reave extending from the Venford Reave. Within the reave system SX67SE/248. Visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, map 61 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Two hut circles at approximately SX 66107180 and SX 66157178.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(10/01/1996) Two hut circles were alleged at this location but are now thought to be natural features.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144287 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. NMR SX6672/3. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 166-170. |
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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: #14247 ] |
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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 61. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26263 | Related to: Possible hut circle east of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV26274 | Related to: Possible hut circle east of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV126394 | Related to: Trial pits in reave system south-west of Saddle Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 1:13PM |
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