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Summary

One of sixteen hut circles set on a fairly steep east-south-east north of Deadlake Foot. Hut circle of 3.8 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.3 metres high

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011233: Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 260m north of Deadlake Foot

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SE8
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/15/7
• Old SAM Ref: 22238
• Pastscape: 440600

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130585 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

1992 (SX 5622 8433) This hut circle is situated within an enclosure. It survives as an earthwork, is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan type. The interior measures 3.8m in diameter and is defined by a 1.4m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high.
It is one of seven huts forming a string of apparently unconnected structures. It is, however, likely that these huts were originally linked to each other by a timber fence or similar structure which now survives as a buried feature. This fence was probably replaced by the stone and earth banked enclosure (subsheets 1 + 2).

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 103-104, Map 32, Figure 32.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at the 'Dead Lake Foot' settlement on the north side of the 'track'.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape (Website). SDV363416.

(27/05/2004, Fletcher M. J., English Heritage Field Investigation) Sixteen hut circles set on a fairly steep east-south-east facing moorland hillslope above a wide sheltered river valley within a fragmentary enclosure.
SX56238433 Internally measures 3.5m in diameter, cut into the hillslope with a 0.6m high backscarp and 0.3m high front scarp. Low boulder wall, heather-covered.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1011233 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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

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