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| HER Number: | MDV26852 |
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| Name: | Possible hut circle, Dunstone Down |
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Summary
Possible hut circle within a possible parallel reave system noted from a 1979 aerial photograph. Not confirmed on the ground.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 709 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/208
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV277828.
Des=greeves, t. /sketch survey/(21/9/1981)/in pf.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV300254.
Aph=nmr sf1459/58(1/3/1979).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible hut circle within a possible parallel reave system recorded from 1979 aerial image. If so, it is incorporated into a former reave.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277828 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV300254 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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
| MDV7542 | Part of: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 22 2023 4:47PM |
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