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| HER Number: | MDV28470 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north-west of enclosure north of Old Hill, South Brent |
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Summary
Hut circle '2' (Butler) to the north-west of enclosure north of Old Hill. Its internal diameter is 8.5 metres with walls, of orthostatic construction which are 1.4 metres thick. The walls are low and ruinous.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 631 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement north of Old Hill consisting of an oval enclosure with at least two internal hut circles and two other associated hut circles
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE94
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442039
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/494
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE94 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV164338.
(23/07/1977) At SX 66696319 a hut circle, situated on the north-east facing slopes of Old Hill at approximately 310 metres O.D., 60.0 metres west of enclosed hut group. Its internal diameter is 8.5 metres with walls, of orthostatic construction which are 1.4 metres thick. The walls are low and ruinous but the hut is almost certainly of Type 2. (Type site: SX 56 NE 71).
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on P.F.D.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 106, Map 57, Figure 57.4 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '2' at 'Middle Brook Lower enclosure' of 6 metres diameter lies a short distance downhill from the enclosure.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV164338 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SE94. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 106, Map 57, Figure 57.4. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5783 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13264 | Related to: Hut circle west of Middle Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5784 | Related to: Hut on lower slope of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5785 | Related to: Isolated hut circle north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 18 2022 3:56PM |
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