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HER Number:MDV3787
Name:Hut in settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm

Summary

One of a group of hut circles within settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm with low banks to the north and east

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 742
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX57SE16
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 440068
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/40/3
  • Old SAM Ref: 28776

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV273005.

(18/08/1950) Hut 'E'. Small circle of double walled type of 4.0 metres diameter, wall width 1.0 metres, height 0.3 metres, condition fair, pillaged for stones and the remaining stones are partly turf covered. Entrance possibly to north.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV239080.

(22/01/1980) An open settlement of seven Type 2 hut circles in 0.5 hectares of moorland centred at SX 5643 7423. From hut 'E' a short stretch of rubble walling 0.6 metres wide and 0.2 metres high extends north-east and east and included in situ boulders 0.6 metres high. It is the only surviving fragment of field or enclosure wall in the area.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on aerial photographs.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152369 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 11th June 1999. At SX56407422 a stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 200 metres west of Yellowmeade Farm.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 14-18, Map 44, Figure 44.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Small hut circle of 3.0 metres diameter connected to Hut Circle '7' by a low bank which continues to the north-west.

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

Hut and banks visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019575 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

The monument includes an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated on a gentle west facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. The settlement includes at least seven stone hut circles, two of which are associated with courtyards. The stone hut circles survive as banks each surrounding a circular internal area of between 2.4 metres and 6.8 metres in diameter. The heights of the surrounding walls vary between 0.3 metres and 0.85 metres. Five of the huts have visible doorways and are composed of orthostatic and rubble bank walls.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 14-18, Map 44, Figure 44.1.
SDV239080Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE16. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV273005Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE16. 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 152369.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129308 ]
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019575.

Associated Monuments

MDV130311Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3789Related to: Hut circle within settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3785Related to: Hut in settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument)
MDV3784Related to: Hut in settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument)
MDV3786Related to: Hut in settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument)
MDV3788Related to: Hut in settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument)
MDV61931Related to: Hut in settlement west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 4 2021 10:53AM