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HER Number:MDV4638
Name:Hut circle 'E' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Bridestowe and Sourton

Summary

Hut circle 'E' of 6.0 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide by up to 0.5 metres high to the south-west of the settlement to the east of Nodden Gate. Described by Gerrard in 1993 as a conjoined hut

Location

Grid Reference:SX 536 863
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/9/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Within area of 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX58NW15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236238.

Hut circle E. Diameter measures 6.0 metres, height 0.4 metres. One of 11 hut circles. Single walled type, no obvious entrance; much overgrown with turf and bracken, condition poor.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133133, 26/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle within a settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and of the conjoined plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior of south room is 6.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.0 metre wide wall standing up to 0.5 metres high. Interior of the north room is 6.0 metres in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.0 metre wide wall standing up to 1.0 metres high.

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.

Recorded during site visit.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Within area of 'Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 108638 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

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. 218, Map 43.
SDV236238Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX58NW15. 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 133133, 26/4/1993.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV361914Cartographic: Bray, L. + Crabb, A.. 2017. HER Field Updates. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114312 ]
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 108638.

Associated Monuments

MDV4634Related to: Hut circle 'A' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument)
MDV4635Related to: Hut circle 'B' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument)
MDV4636Related to: Hut circle 'C' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument)
MDV4637Related to: Hut circle 'D' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Lydford (Monument)
MDV4639Related to: Hut circle 'F' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV4641Related to: Hut circle 'G' in settlement east of Nodden Gate, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV123568Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Nodden Gate (Monument)
MDV123569Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Nodden Gate (Monument)
MDV50903Related to: Hut in settlement east of Nodden Gate (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 24 2023 4:15PM