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| HER Number: | MDV4634 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 'A' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford |
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Summary
Hut circle 'A' of 6.0 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metre wide by up to 1.0 metre high within settlement east of Nodden Gate. A small post-medieval stone quarry pit cuts the northern wall of this hut.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 536 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD AND BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/9/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 18
- Old SAM Ref: 24075
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX58NW15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236238.
Hut circle A. Diameter measures 7.5 metres, wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. One of a group of 11 hut circles. Double walled type with entrance at west extreme. Consists of large boulders set on edge (granite), many of which have fallen in to the centre of the circle. Condition fair.
Robinson, R., 1986, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986 (Un-published). SDV345664.
Visited on 6/3/1986.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133137, 26/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle within a settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 6.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.0 metre wide wall standing up to 1.0 metre high.
A small post-medieval stone quarry pit cuts the northern wall of this hut.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 218, Map 43 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle within Settlement '3' to the west of Arms Tor.
Bray, L. + Crabb, A., 2017, HER Field Updates (Cartographic). SDV361914.
Record on GPS during site visit.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 108638 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 218, Map 43. |
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| SDV236238 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX58NW15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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. MPP 133137, 26/4/1993. |
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| SDV345664 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1986. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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| SDV361914 | Cartographic: Bray, L. + Crabb, A.. 2017. HER Field Updates. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114305 ] |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 108638. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4633 | Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50904 | Related to: Commons boundary stone in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV4635 | Related to: Hut circle 'B' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV4636 | Related to: Hut circle 'C' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV4638 | Related to: Hut circle 'E' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV4639 | Related to: Hut circle 'F' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV4641 | Related to: Hut circle 'G' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50905 | Related to: Pits in settlement east of Nodden Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 29 2023 3:04PM |
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