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| HER Number: | MDV50934 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north of enclosure to the south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Central of a row of three hut circles of 4.0 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within settlement to the south-east of Great Nodden on the east side of the River Lyd. Recorded in 1993 as two small conjoined huts, but condition visit in 2017 recorded a single hut.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 872 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/42/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 424
- Old SAM Ref: 24071
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58NW7
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 130903, 30/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle on the northern edge of a settlement overlooking the valley of the River Lyd. Terraced into the hillslope and is the conjoined plan, single orthostat and rubble bank walling type. Interior of the southern room measures 4.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.2 metre wide rubble bank wall standing up to 0.4 metres high.
Interior of northern room measures 2.5 metres in diameter and the surrounding single orthostat wall is 1.0 metre wide and 0.3 metres high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 217-218, Map 43, Figure 43.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Central of three hut circles to the north of the enclosure at Settlement '2' to the east of the River Lyd.
Bray, L. + Crabb, A., 2017, HER Field Updates (Cartographic). SDV361914.
Single hut circle plotted on site.
Bray, L., 2017, Site Condition Assessment: MDV50934 (Worksheet). SDV361931.
Site visited 23/11/17 and condition assessed as moderate, due to vegetation encroachment (bracken).
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, 1008653 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Between the enclosures lie at least three unenclosed stone hut circles.
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. 217-218, Map 43, Figure 43.1. |
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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 130903, 30/4/1993. |
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| SDV361914 | Cartographic: Bray, L. + Crabb, A.. 2017. HER Field Updates. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114386 ] |
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| SDV361931 | Worksheet: Bray, L.. 2017. Site Condition Assessment: MDV50934. Site Condition Assessment. Digital. |
| 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. 1008653. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4677 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles 330 metres south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50933 | Related to: Hut circle north of enclosure to the south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134666 | Related to: Hut circle north of enclosure to the south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50935 | Related to: Hut circle north of enclosure to the south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134663 | Related to: Hut circle on the north-eastern perimeter of the enclosure to the south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134630 | Related to: Settlement with two enclosures and hut circles south east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134658 | Related to: Two hut circles on the southern perimeter of the enclosure to the south-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 16 2023 2:05PM |
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