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HER Number:MDV50391
Name:Hut circle '67' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle '67' of 4 metres by 2 metres with walls 1.2 metres wide by up to 0.9 metres high at Watern Oke settlement. Excavations in 1905 recovered a dozen cooking and rubber stones and some pottery sherds

Location

Grid Reference:SX 567 833
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/79
  • Old SAM County Ref: 488
  • Old SAM Ref: 20361(P)
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE9

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 101-113 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.

One of a settlement at Watern Oak. Hut 67; diameter 2.74 metres. Fine small circle, no entrance, about a dozen cooking stones, rubber stones, and some fragments of pottery found.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123905 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited in 1992. At SX 5678 8331 a hut circle terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and coursed walling type. Interior measures 4 metres by 2 metres and is defined by a 1.2 metres wide wall standing up to 0.9 metres high. Loose rubble is spread throughout the interior. Excavations by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1905, recovered a dozen cooking and rubber stones and some pottery sherds.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 109-110, map 33, Figure 33.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle within the 'Central group' to the east of the main settlement at Watern Oke.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1011566 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

This monument includes ten stone hut circles situated on a gentle south facing slope overlooking the River Tavy and forming part of the large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke.

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. 109-110, map 33, Figure 33.1.
SDV232751Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX58SE9.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123905.
SDV337055Article in Serial: Anderson, I. K.. 1906. 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. 101-113.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV362959Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
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. 1011566.

Associated Monuments

MDV3312Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3553Related to: Hut circle '63' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50390Related to: Hut circle '64' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3554Related to: Hut circle '65' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3555Related to: Hut circle '66' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3556Related to: Hut circle '68' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50395Related to: Hut circle '69' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3557Related to: Hut circle '70' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV50392Related to: Hut circle '71' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV3558Related to: Hut circle '72' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
  • 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:Feb 14 2023 10:53AM