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HER Number:MDV28934
Name:Pit at settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Pit (Butler) in settlement to the north-west of Yellowmeade Farm. Formerly refered to as a hut circle

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 745
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/80

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Alternate Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
  • PIT (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

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

'Hut circle' shown on aerial photograph transcription - no reference.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 14-18, Map 44, Figure 44.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

'Pit' shown at this location at Yellowmeade.

GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.

Pit possibly visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 14-18, Map 44, Figure 44.1.
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.
SDV321648Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129298 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3756Related to: Enclosure with three huts north-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV61926Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV4953Related to: Prehistoric settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2021 12:58PM