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| HER Number: | MDV4100 |
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| Name: | Unlikely hut circle, south-east of Ockery Bridge |
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Summary
Prowse (1901) reported a hut in this general vicinity but this feature could not be confirmed by visits in 1950, 1980 or 1989. Unlikely feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 740 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE58
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440196
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/50
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NON ANTIQUITY (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Prowse, A. B., 1901, The Antiquities of Ockery and Roundhill, Dartmoor, 496 (Article in Serial). SDV233834.
(Estimated 1900) Hut circle reported by Prowse, diameter 4.57m.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE58 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV228415.
(04/09/1950) Feature not visible.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE58 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV228419.
(16/01/1980) Prowse sites the hut circle on a SW slope which is now very marshy and covered with rushes and scattered boulders. No trace of a hut could be found in the area.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the 1946 photos.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(24/04/1989) Tor Royal Farm. Not found. Area covered by scattered groups of large earthfast boulders and reed beds.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV228415 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE58. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV228419 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE58. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #24252 ] |
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| SDV233834 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1901. The Antiquities of Ockery and Roundhill, Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Unknown. 496. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2021 12:01PM |
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