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HER Number:MDV43222
Name:Hut Circle associated with Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford

Summary

One of four hut circles associated with Prehistoric settlement on Chagford Common

Location

Grid Reference:SX 678 831
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/120/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 30, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut 4 at the Prehistoric settlement on Chagford Common. Diameter 3 metres and located to the east of the D-shaped paddock.

Cosford, J., 1991-2, Chagford Common, Hut iii (Worksheet). SDV244606.

External hut circle attached to enclosure. Diameter c irca 6.5 metres. Nine orthostats with maximum height circa 1.2 metres. Possible entrance on south side of north-east enclosure wall.

Passmore, A. J., 1997, Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape, 12, Figure 2 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV360382.

Hut 4 built onto the outside wall of the Prehistoric enclosure with internal dimensions of 4 metres by 3 metres and an entrance on the south side.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.

Circular featrue visible on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

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. 30, Map 25.
SDV244606Worksheet: Cosford, J.. 1991-2. Chagford Common. Hut iii.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV360209Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91639 ]
SDV360382Post-Graduate Thesis: Passmore, A. J.. 1997. Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape. King Alfred's College, Winchester. A4 Comb Bound. 12, Figure 2.

Associated Monuments

MDV6708Part of: Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV43223Related to: Hut Circle associated with Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6709Related to: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common (Monument)
MDV64193Related to: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape

Date Last Edited:Mar 27 2022 11:10AM