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HER Number:MDV50752
Name:Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford

Summary

Hut circle of 6.3 metres with walls 2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high and an eastern doorway attached to enclosure within settlement north of Deadlake Foot

Location

Grid Reference:SX 561 842
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLydford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58SE8
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/15/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 22238
  • Pastscape: 440600

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130582 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

1992 (SX 5617 8424) This stone hut circle is linked to an enclosure boundary wall. It is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. The interior measures 6.3m in diameter and is defined by a 2m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. The doorway faces east.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 103-104, Map 32, Figure 32.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle attached to the enclosure within the 'Dead Lake Foot' settlement.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape (Website). SDV363416.

(27/05/2004, Fletcher M. J., English Heritage Field Investigation) Sixteen hut circles set on a fairly steep east-south-east facing moorland hillslope above a wide sheltered river valley within a fragmentary enclosure.
SX56188425 Internally 3.8m by 3.1m, levelled into a steep slope, with walling of intermitent boulders 0.5m high; no obvious entrance.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1011233 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 103-104, Map 32, Figure 32.5.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130582.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126389 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011233.

Associated Monuments

MDV3311Part of: Settlement 260 metres north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument)
MDV27110Related to: Enclosure in settlement 260 metres north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument)
MDV50760Related to: Hut attached to enclosure at the settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument)
MDV50751Related to: Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument)
MDV50711Related to: Hut circle east of enclosure within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (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 9:38AM