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| HER Number: | MDV26343 |
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| Name: | Unlikely hut circle 300m south of Yar Tor |
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Summary
Hut circle recorded on Yartor Down, attached to a reave visible on 1980 aerial photograph. Not identified as an enclosure during the 2008 survey; unlikely feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 736 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/280
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1748, 397-410 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279663.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle attached to reave visible on 1980 National Monuments Record aerial photograph.
Richards, A. F., 2020, Note on recorded features (Personal Comment). SDV347030.
Feature recorded from 1980 aerial photograph but not identified as a hut during the 2008 Dartmeet PAL survey, carried out by English Heritage. Unlikely feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV279663 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. SF1748. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 397-410. |
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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: #14248 ] |
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| SDV347030 | Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2020. Note on recorded features. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV6030 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
| MDV16723 | Related to: Hut circle within the Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2020 11:31AM |
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