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Summary

Hut 81, diam 4.57m. Before digging this seemed like a hut circle but nothing was found to indicate habitation (anderson). Vis=estimated -/-/1992 (gerrard) hut circle terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. The interior measures 4m in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.5m wide wall standing up to 0.6m high. Excavations by the dartmoor exploration committee in 1905 revealed no traces of habitation within this building (mpp). Vis=mpp description may apply to subsheet 77 (dick).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011565: A stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke
• SHINE: Stone walls of Bronze Age enclosure at Watern Oke, containing one, possibly two hut circles

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/85
• Old SAM Ref: 20360(P)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV164844.

Hut 81, diam 4.57m. Before digging this seemed like a hut circle but nothing was found to indicate habitation (anderson). Vis=estimated -/-/1992 (gerrard) hut circle terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. The interior measures 4m in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.5m wide wall standing up to 0.6m high. Excavations by the dartmoor exploration committee in 1905 revealed no traces of habitation within this building (mpp). Vis=mpp description may apply to subsheet 77 (dick).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240844.

Des=mpp/123900.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240845.

Osa=sx58se9.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240846.

Anderson, i. K. /tda/38(1906)111/hut circle settlement at watern oke.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240847.

Des=dick, a. M.(dcc)/(10/12/1993)/as above.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy

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