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HER Number:MDV29132
Name:Hut circle on Buttern Hill, Gidleigh

Summary

Hut circle set within a coaxial field system with related prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 653 886
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishGidleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/50
  • Old SAM Ref: 34479

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1906, 89NE (Cartographic). SDV273926.

Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 1963 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV60736.

'Hut Circle' shown at Buttern Hill on 1963 map.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 190-192, Map 39, Site 3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Not shown at Site '3' to the north-west of Buttern Hill.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1021218 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on 'Buttern Hill'. The monument also includes a length of the 'Bradford Leat'

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 190-192, Map 39, Site 3.
SDV273926Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 89NE. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1021218.
SDV60736Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 1963 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). [Mapped feature: #16119 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV6133Part of: Settlement north-west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV29135Related to: Reave system on Gidleigh Common around Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 16 2023 2:26PM