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HER Number: | MDV50934 |
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Name: | Hut circle 280 metres south-east of Great Nodden |
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Summary
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 (Between))
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, 218 (Monograph). SDV219155.
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).
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. 218. |
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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. |
Associated Monuments
MDV4677 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles 330m south east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
MDV50935 | Related to: Hut circle 270 metres south-east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
MDV50933 | Related to: Hut circle 289 metres south-east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2018 2:26PM |
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