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| HER Number: | MDV26376 |
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| Name: | Hut on the edge of enclosure 200m south of Bench Tor |
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Summary
One of two hut circles on the edges of a small irregular enclosure 200m south of Bench Tor. Both huts are well-constructed with coursed boulder walls, the interiors are largely obscured by vegetation and neither possesses an identifiable entrance. This hut is smaller; 6.8m diameter with walls 1.8m wide and 0.7m high. Both adjoin the boundary wall of a small contemporary enclosure forming part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 690 714 |
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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: SX67SE236
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1074434
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/371
- Old SAM Ref: 22369
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6971, 1/54-63 (Aerial Photograph). SDV139785.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Double hut circle just outside field boundary 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.
(25/04/1996) Centred SX 6909 7146. Two hut circles on the edges of a small irregular enclosure 200m south of Bench Tor. Both huts are well-constructed with coursed boulder walls, the interiors are largely obscured by vegetation and neither possesses an identifiable entrance.
The southernmost hut, at SX 6910 7144 measures 7.8m in internal diameter with walls 2.0m wide and up to 0.5m high.
The northern hut at SX 6908 7148, is smaller at 6.8m with walls 1.8m wide and 0.7m high.
Both adjoin the boundary wall of a small contemporary enclosure forming part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 95).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV139785 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6971. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1/54-63. |
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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: #126032 ] |
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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
| MDV128498 | Related to: Hut on the edge of enclosure 200m south of Bench Tor (Monument) |
| MDV27682 | Related to: Reave system south of Bench Tor, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2022 2:10PM |
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