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| HER Number: | MDV50763 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford |
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Summary
One of sixteen hut circles set on a fairly steep east-south-east north of Deadlake Foot. Hut circle of 3 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0. 6 metres high within settlement north of Deadlake Foot
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 842 |
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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/15/19
- Old SAM Ref: 22238
- Pastscape: 440600
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130597 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
1992 (SX 5623 8425) Hut circle situated within an enclosure. It is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. The interior measures 3m in diameter and is defined by a 1.4m wide wall standing up to 0.6m high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 103-104, Map 32, Figure 32.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle ro the north of the Rattle Brook at the 'Dead Lake Foot' settlement.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
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.
SX5622 84254 Internally 3.2m by 2.4m, levelled into the slope with a 0.5m high front scarp and an 0.4m high boulder wall. No obvious entrance.
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 130597. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126407 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3311 | Part of: Settlement 260 metres north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50757 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50757 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50756 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50757 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50757 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Deadlake Foot, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV50755 | Related to: Hut Circle 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 11:30AM |
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