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| HER Number: | MDV3696 |
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| Name: | Hut D in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor |
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Summary
Stone hut circle terraced into hill slope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 3.1 metres, wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Doorway to south-south-west partly blocked with loose rubble.
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/1/13
- Old SAM Ref: 22324
- Pastscape: 440098
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE26, D (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 circle D (SX5772 7306). Small hut of double walled type, diameter 4.5 metres, wall width 1.5 metres, height 0.5 metres, composed of turf covered stones. Condition good; entrance to the south-south-east.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP130648, 8/10/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle terraced into hill slope at SX57717306. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 3.1 metres, wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Doorway to south-south-west partly blocked with loose rubble.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 21-2, Map 44.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.
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, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 26/12/2018. All three hut have peat/grass covering but 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. D. |
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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. MPP130648, 8/10/1992. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114400 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV3692 | Part of: Hut circle settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV3693 | Related to: Hut A in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
| MDV3694 | Related to: Hut B 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) |
| MDV3697 | Related to: Hut E in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 28 2019 11:02AM |
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