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| HER Number: | MDV5179 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Bishop's Meads settlement |
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Summary
Southernmost hut circle of a group of three; part of a settlement at Bishop’s Meads.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 657 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walls of Bronze Age hut circle settlement located at the northern end of the Avon Dam Reservoir, comprising three hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/9/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 4272 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV153683.
Hut circle C; one of a group of three hut circles is in poor condition, with an entrance to the south-east.
Robinson, R., 1978, Bishop's Meads hut circles (Worksheet). SDV153684.
This hut circle is in poor condition (as are the others). Its diameter measures approximately 6.0 meters and has an entrance to the south-east. The walls are low: 0.25 - 0.5 meters.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 155 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Other details: Map 57, 22.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4272. |
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| SDV153683 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV153684 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Bishop's Meads hut circles. South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 155. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94088 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5176 | Part of: Settlement at Bishop's Mead (Monument) |
| MDV5177 | Related to: Hut circle in Bishop's Meads settlement (Monument) |
| MDV5178 | Related to: Hut circle in Bishop's Meads settlement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2013 12:52PM |
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