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| HER Number: | MDV2851 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south of Hall Plantation, Harford |
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Summary
Possible hut circle south of Hall Plantation recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1950 (and is still marked on modern mapping). Not clearly visible on aerial photographs, this feature does not appear to have been located on the ground, despite attempts to record it in the 1970s. Uncertain feature; needs ground truthing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 634 596 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of Bronze Age hut circle 176 metres north-west of Harford Bridge
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX65NW6
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441271
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 1221 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX65NW6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV149882.
(28/03/1950) At SX 63485962 the fragmentary remains of an isolated hut circle.
Hankin, C. F., 1977-1980, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.
Site visited in May 1976 and January 1977. The site as marked on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map is very uneven and has several groups of large stones scattered about. The modern enclosure has also the remains of what appear to be old stone land divisions, but without any obvious pattern. Several attempts have been made to recognise the remains of a hut circle, but without success.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
This hut circle is not readily distinguishable from the stones and vegetation in the corner of the field it is supposed to be in as seen on the 1946 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 18, 236, Map 53 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Three hut circles recorded at Hall Farm between SX635596 and 636601.
NB: many of Butler's notations rely on aerial photograph evidence, particularly where no dimensions are recorded, so this source is not considered evidence that the hut(s) were seen by the author [Richards, A. F., 21/11/2022].
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149882 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX65NW6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV149931 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1980. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| 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. 18, 236, Map 53. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 1221. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2022 12:21PM |
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