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| HER Number: | MDV26972 |
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| Name: | Hut circle settlement south-east of Wittaburrow, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Five hut circles visible on NMR 1979 aerial image at SX 7345 7510 within a parallel reave system were recorded in 1985. One attached to a reave; two are attached to each other. Three huts and associated enclosure fragments could be seen on lidar data.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 734 750 |
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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: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age coaxial field system around Pil Tor with remains of reaves, enclosures, hut circle settlements including Foales Arrishes, continuing south onto Blackslade Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/264
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1459, 75 (Aerial Photograph). SDV291903.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Five hut circles visible on NMR 1979 aerial image at SX 7345 7510 within a parallel reave system. One is attached to a reave, and two are attached to each other.
Middleton, R., 1998, Annotated map of the area around Wittaburrow (Plan - sketch). SDV290971.
Elements of this system, including a hut circle, still visible on the ground.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV290971 | Plan - sketch: Middleton, R.. 1998. Annotated map of the area around Wittaburrow. Digital. |
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| SDV291903 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1459. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 75. |
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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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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141185 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27951 | Related to: Field system around Whittaburrow, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV26975 | Related to: Parallel reaves around Whittaburrow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2023 3:02PM |
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