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| HER Number: | MDV26351 |
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| Name: | Hut circle B on Down Ridge |
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Summary
Hut circle just beyond the corner of a reave. Visible on 1977 nmr ap. Hut circle B measures 6.1 by 5.0 metres (diameter), walls are 0.9 metres wide by 0.3 metres high. Entrance is not visible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 656 723 |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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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: SX 67 SE 121
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/317
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, 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.
Hut circle just beyond the corner of a reave. Visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(17/07/1989) One of four hut circles and the possible site of a fifth are individually scattered throughout the system (this distribution is comparable to other parts of the Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Hut circle B at SX65657230. Levelled into the slope, 0.45 metres high back, 0.5 metre high front scarps. Robbed walling some large boulders maximum 0.8 metres high and low scarps. Diameter 6.1 by 5.0 metres, walls 0.9 metres wide by 0.3 metres high. Entrance not visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144287 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. 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. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27268 | Related to: Hut circle A on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV54387 | Related to: Hut circle C on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV123227 | Related to: Hut circle D on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV123228 | Related to: Hut circle E on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV27688 | Related to: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system north of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV6268 | Related to: Wheal Emma Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 4:31PM |
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