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| HER Number: | MDV2907 |
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| Name: | Northern of two hut circles at Main Head, Ugborough |
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Summary
Beacon plain, elevation 335 metres OD. Close to the head springs of the Lud Brook, to the north of another hut circle. The entrance is not clear. The site is grass covered, small stone remaining and the ground inside is almost up to the level of the walls. This may be a medieval or post medieval tinner's hut
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 660 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX65NE9
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441126
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/19/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- (Alternate Type) TINNERS HUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Northern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX65NE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV176033.
(28/03/1950) Two fragmentary hut circles situated in a bog near Main Head.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX65NE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV176064.
(31/01/1978) Beacon plain, elevation 335 metres OD. Close to the head springs of the Lud Brook, to the north of another hut circle. The entrance is not clear. The site is grass covered, small stone remaining and the ground inside is almost up to the level of the walls.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 17, Figure 36 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
The remains of two small buildings within the Lud Brook streamworks are huts for tinworkers rather than prehistoric hut circles.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Northern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 21st January 2021. Building in Lud Brook streamworks: remains of building 4 metres north to south, 3.8 metres east to west defined by roughly coursed stone walls, 0.6 metres wide, 0.6 metres high, may be a tinner's hut.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV176033 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX65NE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV176064 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX65NE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132349 | Related to: Area of streamworks on the Lud Brook, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV2906 | Related to: Southern of two hut circles at Main Head, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 24 2022 10:16AM |
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