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HER Number: | MDV3694 |
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Name: | Hut B in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor |
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Summary
Hut circle has a simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 7.0 metres. Wall 2.0 metres wide 0.6 metres high. Small compartment built against north-west inside wall measures 2.0 metres in diameter, defined by rubble partition wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. This probably represents a temporary shelter constructed during military training or tin working.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 577 730 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 26
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/1/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 935
- Old SAM Ref: 22324
- Pastscape: 440098
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- SHELTER (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
One of a group of six 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE26, B (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV225907.
One of a group of nine hut circles, south of the track of an old railway.
(24/8/1950) Hut B (SX5771 7305). Of double walled type, 7.5 metres diameter, walls 2.0 metres wide, 0.5 metres high, composed of large turf covered stones, some of which have been pushed in towards the centre of the circle. Otherwise its condition is good; entrance is apparently on the southern side.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP130646, 8/10/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope at SX57717305. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 7.0 metres. Wall 2.0 metres wide 0.6 metres high. Small compartment built against north-west inside wall measures 2.0 metres in diameter, defined by rubble partition wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. This is similar to one excavated at site F, Holne Moor (see A. Fleming, 1988) and probably represents a temporary shelter constructed during military training or tin working.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 21-2, Map 44.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Butler's hut 2; one of the larger buildings, this has an internal wall.
One of twelve hut circles lie in an exposed position just below the Princetown Railway track. Partially explored by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee they had previously been much pulled about by stone cutters.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 26/12/2018. Peaty grass cover but overall hut are in good condition.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 21-2, Map 44.3. |
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SDV225907 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE26. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. B. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP130646, 8/10/1992. |
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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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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114398 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
MDV3692 | Part of: Settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3693 | Related to: Hut A in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
MDV3695 | Related to: Hut C in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
MDV3696 | Related to: Hut D in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
MDV3701 | Related to: Hut I in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 16 2021 11:37AM |
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