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| HER Number: | MDV50383 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle/Hearth '46a' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut Circle '46a' is a hearth pit of 1.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres deep attached to the east side of Hut Circle '46' at Watern Oke settlement. Excavations in 1905 revealed that it was a fireplace, for it was burnt in several places
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 834 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/71
- Old SAM County Ref: 488
- Old SAM Ref: 20354(P)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HEARTH (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 110-113 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.
One of a group of about 94 hut circles at Watern Oke. Hut 46a; evidently a cooking place constructed amongst the rocks. Impossible to measure it for it had no shape. Contained much burnt granite.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123889 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1992) SX 5652 8344 Hearth pit situated immediately next to hut circle (subsheet 42). Measures 1.5m in diameter and 0.3m deep and includes a small orthostat lined stone filled pit. Excavations by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1905 revealed that it was a fire-place, for it was burnt in several places.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Small circular feature attached to the east side of a hut circle on the south side of a boundary within the 'clitter' at 'Watern Oke West settlement'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
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. 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4. |
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| SDV232751 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX58SE9. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123889. |
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| SDV337055 | Article in Serial: Anderson, I. K.. 1906. 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. 110-113. |
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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). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3544 | Related to: Hut Circle '46' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV50380 | Related to: Hut circle '46b' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2023 9:58AM |
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