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| HER Number: | MDV27268 |
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| Name: | Hut circle A on Down Ridge |
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Summary
One of five hut circles recorded in a western section of the Dartmeet parallel reave system, south-east of Hexworthy. Hut circle A measures 6.1 by 5.5 metres (diameter), walls are 1.2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high. Entrance is not clear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 723 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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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
- SHINE: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system east of Down Ridge. Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age field system adjoining the Venford Reave, with numerous hut circles, enclosures, cairns and a later medieval field system
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 67 SE 121
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/319
- Pastscape: 443210
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6672/3, 166-170 (Aerial Photograph). SDV144287.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Three possible hut circles visible on the 1977 aerial photograph at SX65367233, SX65437235 and SX65457229.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(17/07/1989) Four hut circles and the possible site of a fifth are individually scattered throughout the system (this distribution is comparable to other parts of the Dartmeet Parallel Reave System.
Hut circle A at SX65397235. Levelled into the slope. 0.3 metre high back scarp. Robbed walling - irregularly spaced boulders and upright slabs. Diameter 6.1 by 5.5 metres, walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.3 metres high. Entrance not clear.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144287 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6672/3. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 166-170. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123230 | Related to: Clearance cairn on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV26351 | Related to: Hut circle B on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV54387 | Related to: Hut circle C on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV123227 | Related to: Hut circle D on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV123228 | Related to: Hut circle E on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV27688 | Related to: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system north of Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV6268 | Related to: Wheal Emma Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 9 2022 8:27AM |
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