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| HER Number: | MDV4955 |
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| Name: | Hut J in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm |
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Summary
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 350 metres north-west of Yellowmeade Farm. Diameter 4.3m. Rubble wall 1.4m wide, 0.6m high. Entrance probably to west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 745 |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE15
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/78
- Old SAM County Ref: 867J
- Old SAM Ref: 28775
- Pastscape: 440065
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 106NE (Cartographic). SDV249909.
Pound and hut circles north-west of Yellowmeade.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE15, Hut J (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV271768.
(16/11/1950) The following huts were found in addition to those previously shown. SX 5635 7455. Given the letter 'J'. Double-walled type. Hut measures 7.0 metres in diameter, with rubble walls 1.5 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Condition good, although largely turf-covered. Entrance probably to west.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152352 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(11/06/1999) At SX56357456 a stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 350 metres north-west of Yellowmeade Farm. Diameter 4.3m. Rubble wall 1.4m wide, 0.6m high. A 225 degree facing partly filled gap may represent a doorway. Low grass.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 14-18, Map 44.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown at Yellowmeade to the north-west of the enclosure.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: 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 44.1. |
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| SDV249909 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 106NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV271768 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut J. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152352. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129436 ] |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4953 | Part of: Prehistoric settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV61929 | Related to: Damaged hut in settlement north-west of Yellowmead Farm (Monument) |
| MDV3756 | Related to: Enclosure with three huts north-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5003 | Related to: Hut B in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument) |
| MDV4958 | Related to: Hut D in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument) |
| MDV61926 | Related to: Hut F in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument) |
| MDV4957 | Related to: Hut G in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument) |
| MDV4960 | Related to: Hut K in settlement north-west of Yellowmead Farm (Monument) |
| MDV61927 | Related to: Hut M in settlement north-west of Yellowmeade Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2021 11:50AM |
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