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Summary

Hut circle west of the Harford Stone Row between enclosures in prehistoric settlement north of Hook Lake.
Recorded on the late 19th century historic map and by the Ordnance Survey in 1950 and 1978. A well-preserved hut circle, diameter 8m. Walling of large turf and heather covered stones, 1.5m wide by 0.6m high. There is an entrance to the south east. Recently surveyed in 2018.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002493: Stone row, cairn and enclosures near Hook Lane, Erme Valley

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66NW49
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 441708
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/54

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NW49, Hut F (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV151203.

(08/05/1950) SX 6407 6523 hut circle F. One of a group of nine. A well-preserved hut circle, diameter 8m. Walling of large turf and heather covered stones, 1.5m wide by 0.6m high. There is an entrance to the south east.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX66NW49 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV151151.

(12/01/1978) Between settlements SX 66 NW 47 and SX 66 NW 50 there are five hut circles as follows.
SX 6406 6523. Internal diameter 5.5m. Wall thickness 1.4m. Possible Type 2 hut. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 71, Map 55, Figure 55.4 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '5' of 6.7 metres diameter to the north of the enclosure at 'Hook Lake North 1' has a curved interior wall and is well preserved.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.

Hut circcle shown on survey.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

A prehistoric stone hut circle, which was later adapted as a shelter, 25 metres north of the Hook Lake enclosure on the eastern flank of the River Erme. The original internal diameter was approximately 5.5 metres but the walls, which were probably double-faced, were much disturbed when an approximately rectangular shelter was constructed against the northern interior by erecting a partition wall. The interior of the shelter is approximately 4.4 metres by 2 metres. Despite the disturbance several orthostats of the original circle survive on the south side and the opening for the entrance is clear on the south-west.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

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