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| HER Number: | MDV26449 |
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| Name: | Possible huts in Bellever Plantation, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Two possible hut circles at SX 6514 7602 and SX 6511 7603, the latter being very close to the external wall of, but not attached, an enclosure, part of the field system SX67NE/250. Visible on RAF 1946 aerial at SX 6513 7602 within an area marked on the 1954 1:10,560 scale Ordnance Survey historic map as forested.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/232
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 107NE (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2462-2463 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two possible hut circles at SX 6514 7602 and SX 6511 7603, the latter being very close to the external wall of, but not attached, an enclosure, part of the field system SX67NE/250. Visible on RAF 1946 aerial at SX 6513 7602 within an area marked on the 1954 1:10,560 scale Ordnance Survey historic map as forested.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(-/-/2002) Considered under MPP. Poorly preserved settlement, severely disrupted by forestry activities. Fieldwork difficult because of the dense tree growth but on the basis of the visit it is not currently considered that this settlement is of national importance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2462-2463. |
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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 features: #14339 ; #141156 ] |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 107NE. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6011 | Related to: Field boundaries within woodland in Bellever Forest, Darmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5998 | Related to: Hut circles within field boundaries in Bellever Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6080 | Related to: Settlement 200m north of Laughter Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2023 2:40PM |
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