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| HER Number: | MDV5215 |
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| Name: | Probable hut circle to east of River Mardle |
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Summary
The very poor remains of a probable type II hut circle. It has an internal diameter of 7.0 m, with possible south east facing entrance, and is terraced into a moderate, south west facing slope. There is no evidence of a surrounding enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 685 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of a prehistoric hut hircle to east of River Mardle
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE6
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441366
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/35
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, NMR SX6768, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172757.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NE6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV147250.
(20/04/1950) Hut circle. walls in very fragmentary condition, entrance to south-east.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV147251.
(26/06/1977) SX 67866855 The very poor remains of a probable type II hut circle. It has an internal diameter of 7.0 m, with possible south east facing entrance, and is terraced into a moderate, south west facing slope at 335m above OD. There is no evidence of a surrounding enclosure.
1:10 000 Survey revised on PFD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Recorded.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147250 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NE6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV147251 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV172757 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SX6768. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 1. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94221 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24779 | Related to: Hut circle east of the River Mardle, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV24776 | Related to: Hut circle near River Mardle, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 10:20AM |
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