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HER Number: | MDV50714 |
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Name: | Hut circle 81, Watern Oke settlement |
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Summary
Location requires confirmation. 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
Grid Reference: | SX 566 833 |
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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/16/85
- Old SAM Ref: 20360(P)
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240847.
Des=dick, a. M.(dcc)/(10/12/1993). Vis=mpp description may apply to subsheet 77 (dick).
Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 113, Hut 81 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.
Hut 81, external diameter 15 feet (4.57m). Before digging this seemed like a hut circle but nothing was found to indicate habitation.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123900 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1992) SX 5667 8332 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.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV232751 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV240847 | Migrated Record: |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123900. |
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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. 113, Hut 81. |
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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). |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke (Monument) |
MDV3562 | Related to: Hut circle 82, south of the Watern Oke settlements (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: | Nov 5 2021 1:19PM |
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