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| HER Number: | MDV50714 |
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| Name: | Hut circle '81' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Location requires confirmation. Hut circle '81' of 4 metres diameter woth walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.6 metres high. Excavations in 1905 revealed no traces of habitation
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)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE9
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
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, 113, Hut 81 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.
Hut '81', external diameter 15 feet (4.57 metres). Before digging this seemed like a hut circle but nothing was found to indicate habitation.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9, 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 4 metres in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.5 metres wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high. Excavations by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1905 revealed no traces of habitation within this building.
Dick, A. M., 1993, Hut Circle '81' (Personal Comment). SDV240847.
The MPP description may apply to subsheet 77.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown at this location on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV232751 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX58SE9. |
| SDV240847 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1993. Hut Circle '81'. |
| 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. [Mapped feature: #31531 ] |
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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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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3562 | Related to: Hut circle 82, south of the Watern Oke settlements (Monument) |
| MDV103669 | Related to: Possible enclosure at Watern Oke (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: | Jan 25 2023 10:19AM |
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