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| HER Number: | MDV27418 |
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| Name: | Circular feature on Okehampton Common |
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Summary
Possible hut circle recorded in 1985 from 1947 aerial photograph. Visited in 1998 as part of the Monument Protection Programme but not considered to be a hut circle; thought to be a small quarry converted for military use.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 603 922 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/163
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138/Part V/5437, Part V/5437 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221855.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6034 9229. Hut circle visible on 1947 aerial and recorded on map overlay.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(22/06/1998) Considered under the Monument Protection Programme but not recommended for scheduling. Three sub-circular structures are probably small quarries converted for military use.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Two roughly circular / sub-circular features visible on the aerial photograph at SX60281 92260 and SX60277 92305. Thought to be two of the features Gerrard mentions from 1998. Little visible at the original grid reference point given for this record.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV221855 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138/Part V/5437. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. Part V/5437. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #14962 ] |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120386 | Related to: Military trench on Halstock Down (Monument) |
| MDV120381 | Related to: Quarry pits on Okehampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV113513 | Related to: Telephone point north of Cullever Steps (Monument) |
| MDV120384 | Related to: Weapon pits on Halstock Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 1:11PM |
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