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| HER Number: | MDV51440 |
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| Name: | Possible hut circle in settlement north-east of Great Nodden |
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Summary
Field survey in 2017 plotted feature but unclear if it is a hut. Gerrard (1993) records it as hut circle measuring 4 metres in diameter (interior), defined by a 1 metre wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 545 877 |
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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/146/7
- Old SAM Ref: 22330
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130945, 21/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 4 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1 metre wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high. Amhof suggests that this structure should be seen as a storage building serving nearby hut subsheet 6.
Amhof, G., 1993, Hut Circles in the Upper Lyd Valley, 22-3 (Article in Serial). SDV246103.
Bray, L. + Crabb, A., 2017, Updated Field Information for HER (Cartographic). SDV246102.
Plotted on 23/11/17 as an unknown feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV246102 | Cartographic: Bray, L. + Crabb, A.. 2017. Updated Field Information for HER. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94010 ] |
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| SDV246103 | Article in Serial: Amhof, G.. 1993. Hut Circles in the Upper Lyd Valley. Dartmoor Magazine. 20. Unknown. 22-3. |
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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 130945, 21/4/1993. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51429 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement 770 metres north-north-west of Little Links Tor (Monument) |
| MDV51439 | Related to: Possible hut circle in settlement north-east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 8 2017 1:18PM |
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