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HER Number:MDV3521
Name:Hut Circle '18' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut Circle '18' of 5 metres diameter and boundaries to the north-west and south-west at Watern Oke settlement

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 835
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/19
  • Old SAM County Ref: 488

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, 105, hut 18 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.

One of a group of about 94 hut circles at Watern Oke. Hut 18; internal diameter 10 feet, external 20 feet. The entrance was to the south.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123851 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

[Gerrard's hut description not currently recorded in HER record].

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at 'Watern Oke West settlement' at the junction of three boundaries.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey with boundaries to the north-west and south-west.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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. 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4.
SDV232751Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123851.
SDV337055Article in Serial: Anderson, I. K.. 1906. 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. 105, hut 18.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133882 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3312Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3520Related to: Hut Circle '17' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3522Related to: Hut Circle '19' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50734Related to: Hut circle 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 11:32AM