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HER Number:MDV28594
Name:Alleged hut circle south-west of Bellever Tor

Summary

A possible hut circle recorded at SX 63957616 from 1979 air photograph. This feature could not be identified in 1980 or 1989 during site visits.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 639 761
Map Sheet:SX67NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67NW110
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 442812
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/237

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
  • (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, OS 72/066, 032 (Aerial Photograph). SDV262465.

A possible hut circle at SX 63957616 is visible on the air photograph.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67NW110 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV221651.

(10/01/1980) No hut circle or crop mark could be identified on the ground, an area of long grass.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not recorded by RCHM APP 1985.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(22/06/1989) The cropmark visible on AP (1979) cannot be identified on the ground. This area is covered with large tufts of coarse grass and gorse.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV221651Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67NW110. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV262465Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. OS 72/066. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 032. [Mapped feature: #15814 ]
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV350839Report - 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. S. Probert.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8640 - Spaders and Muddilake and Smith Hill Newtakes, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Feb 16 2022 12:40PM