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| HER Number: | MDV3517 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle '14' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut Circle '14' of 3.5 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.8 metres high at Watern Oke settlement. A curving boundary wall leads south-west from the west side. Excavations in 1905 recovered rubbing and cooking stones.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 835 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/15
- Old SAM County Ref: 488
- Old SAM Ref: 20354(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- WALL (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee (Article in Serial). SDV337055.
One of a group of 94 hut circles at Watern Oke. Hut 14; internal diameter 12 feet (3.65m), with apparent entrance on east side. Rubbing and cooking stones found. Between huts 14 and 15 an area has evidently been used as a fireplace for it was burnt in several places.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123844 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1992) Hut circle terrarced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank type. Internal diameter measures 3.5m. Wall 1.5m wide, 0.8m high. Doorway to east, clearly defined by facing slabs. Boundary wall leads south-west from the west side. Excavations in 1905 recovered rubbing and cooking stones.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle shown at 'Watern Oke West settlement' with a boundary wall curving to the west.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle and curving wall shown slightly to the north on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4. |
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| SDV232751 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123844. |
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| SDV337055 | Article in Serial: Anderson, I. K.. 1906. 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133844 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV50713 | Related to: Cooking pit on north side of Hut Circle '15' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3324 | Related to: Hut Circle '11' at Watern Oke settlement, Darmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3518 | Related to: Hut Circle '15' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3519 | Related to: Hut Circle '16' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3323 | Related to: Hut Circles '9' and '10' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 3 2023 10:46AM |
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