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| HER Number: | MDV50735 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 4 metres diameter with a ring of stones protruding out of the peat at Watern Oke settlement. Boundaries run west and south from this hut. The hut circle has not been excavated
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 835 |
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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/16/106
- Old SAM Ref: 20354(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- WALL (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123864 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Hut circle terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and orthostatic walling type. The interior measures 4 metres in diameter and includes stones arranged in a circle protruding out of the peat. This hut circle was overlooked by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee and has therefore not been excavated. The presence of a deep peat cover means that important archaeological deposits probably survive in and around this building. Further structures, including stone hut circles, enclosures and old buried ground surfaces probably survive under the peat deposit of this area.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle at 'Watern Oke West settlement' with boundaries running west and south.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey with boundaries running west and south.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4. |
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| 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 123864. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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: #133825 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3532 | Related to: Hut Circle '26' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3533 | Related to: Hut Circle '27' at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3535 | Related to: Hut Circle '31' 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 6 2023 11:05AM |
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