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HER Number:MDV26645
Name:Hut circle 410 metres south of Headless Cross, Moretonhampstead

Summary

Hut circle visible on 1947 RAF aerial photo. Confirmed in 2014 on site visit, scrub clearance due later in 2014.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 770 874
Map Sheet:SX78NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMoretonhampstead
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMORETONHAMPSTEAD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/99

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 19/05/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4462 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350392.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Hut circle visible adjacent to the west side of the lane.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Unenclosed hut circle visible on 1947 RAF aerial photo.

Crabb, A., 2014, Site visit to confirm hut circle, 11/06/2014 (Personal Comment). SDV356739.

This hut circle was located during a site visit to confirm its existence. Some clearance work due later this year.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #85403 ]
SDV350392Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19/05/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4462.
SDV356739Personal Comment: Crabb, A.. 2014. Site visit to confirm hut circle. Digital. 11/06/2014.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 22 2023 4:38PM

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