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| HER Number: | MDV50713 |
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| Name: | Cooking pit on north side of Hut Circle '15' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hearth pit adjacent to Hut Circle '15' at Watern Oke settlement. The structure measures 1.5 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres deep and incudes 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.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 835 |
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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/16/15/1
- Old SAM Ref: 20354(P)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HEARTH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 104 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.
Between huts '14' and '15' an area has evidently been used as a fireplace for it was burnt in several places.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123847 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1992) Hearth pit adjacent to hut (subsheet 15). The structure measures 1.5m in diameter and 0.3m deep and incudes 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.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 123847. |
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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. 104. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133843 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3517 | Related to: Hut Circle '14' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3518 | Related to: Hut Circle '15' 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 25 2023 10:26AM |
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