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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 3.4 metres diameter with wlls 2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within the settlement north of Deadlake Foot

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011234: Three stone hut circles situated west of the enclosed stone hut circle settlement 260m north of Deadlake Foot

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SE8
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/81/2
• Old SAM Ref: 22239
• Pastscape: 400600

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 130600 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

1992 (SX 5610 8419) Hut circle survives as an earthwork, is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan type. The interior measures 3.4m in diameter and is defined by a 2m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high. This building lies south-west of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement (SX58SE/15) and is probably contemporary with many of the huts within that settlement. This hut may have been abandoned at the time when the stone and earth enclosure boundary was constructed around the majority of the huts within the group.

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

Hut circle shown on the west side of 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.
SX56118420 Cut into the slope with a 0.5m high backscarp a 5.0m diameter levelled area enclosed by some heather-covered boulders.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1011234 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

This monument includes three stone hut circles situated on an east-facing valley side overlooking the Rattle Brook. The huts are all terraced into the hillslope and are composed of stone and earth walls, surrounding an internal area. The internal diameter varies between 4 metres and 3 metres, and the surrounding walls are between 0.4 metres and 0.5 metres high. These huts lie close to an enclosed settlement, and they are probably contemporary with many of the huts within the enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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

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