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HER Number:MDV3541
Name:Hut Circle '41' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut Circle '41' of 4.2 metres by 3.8 metres with walls 1.5 metres wide by up to 0.8 metres high at Watern Oke settlement. Excavations in 1905 revealed a fireplace and many cooking stones

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 834
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/39
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/92
  • Old SAM County Ref: 488
  • Old SAM Ref: 20356(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 108, hut 41 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.

Hut in a group of about 94 circles at Watern Oke. Hut 41; entrance possibly at south-west corner, fireplace was evidently at the south-east; about 24 cooking stones found.

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

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123882 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1992) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and rubble bank type. The interior is oval in plan and measures 4.2m by 3.8m and is defined by 1.5m wide walls standing up to 0.8m high. The doorway is blocked and not visible. Excavations by the dartmoor exploration committee in 1905 revealed a fire-place and about two dozen cooking stones.

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'.

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

Rectilinear feature shown on survey with a short boundary to the south-west.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.

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 123882.
SDV337055Article in Serial: Anderson, I. K.. 1906. 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. 108, hut 41.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV362959Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133813 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV50160Part of: Group of hut circles and a later building to the west of the main settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3312Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50723Related to: Hut Circle '40' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50722Related to: Hut circle at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50720Related to: Huts Circle '42' and '43' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50161Related to: Medieval building at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Building)

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 9 2023 5:16PM