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| HER Number: | MDV26802 |
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| Name: | Alleged hut circle at Greator Rocks, Manaton |
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Summary
Possible hut circle identified from aerial photography and noted by Butler (1991). Not noted in earthwork survey; unlikely identification. Confusion with features recorded under MDV132920.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 746 786 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW93
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1044927
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/160
- Old SAM Ref: 28786
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1980, NMR SF1746, 197 (Aerial Photograph). SDV294996.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on 1980 aerial photograph and recorded on map overlay at SX74687861.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East (Monograph). SDV299725.
Centred SX 747786. Butler records a probable hut circle and associated boundaries.
Newman, P. + Probert, S. + Riley, H., 1994/1995, Houndtor Down, Manaton, Devon - A New Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. (Report - Survey). SDV344628.
(06/02/1995) [1044927 SX77NW93] Centred SX 7466 7855. The features described by Butler are a post-medieval shelter (SX 77 NW 91) and contemporary field boundaries. However, a small length of possible prehistoric walling (part of SX 77 NW 86) does run between SX 74647857 and SX 74667854.
GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.
Possible hut visible on the aerial photography at this location.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV294996 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. NMR SF1746. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 197. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. |
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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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| SDV344628 | Report - Survey: Newman, P. + Probert, S. + Riley, H.. 1994/1995. Houndtor Down, Manaton, Devon - A New Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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| SDV351585 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #112623 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132920 | Related to: Three small shelters west of Greator Rocks (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 9:58AM |
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