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| HER Number: | MDV50761 |
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| Name: | Hut attached to enclosure at the settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 4 metres with walls 1.9 metres wide by up to 0.5 metres high and a southern entrance on the west side of enclosure within settlement north of Deadlake Foot
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 842 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE8
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/15/17
- 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 130595 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
1992 (SX 5614 8421) This stone hut circle is linked to an enclosure boundary wall. It survives as an earthwork, is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan type. The interior measures 4m in diameter and is defined by a 1.9m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. The doorway faces south.
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 west side of enclosure at 'Dead Lake Foot' settlement.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
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.
SX 5612 8421 Terraced into the steep slope with a 0.5m high backscarp. Internal diameter 5m by 3m with a heather boulder wall. No entrance visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Central of a row of three hut circles 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
| SDV219155 | Monograph: 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. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130595. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139943 ] |
| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011233. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3311 | Part of: Settlement 260 metres north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV27110 | Related to: Enclosure in settlement 260 metres north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50760 | Related to: Hut attached to enclosure at the settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50751 | Related to: Hut circle attached to enclosure within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50762 | Related to: Small hut attached to 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 9:23AM |
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