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| HER Number: | MDV5232 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north of the Avon Reservoir |
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Summary
The remains of a Bronze Age hut circle. It measures 6.5m by 5.0m internally with walling of 0.8m wide which is very fragmentary and composed of small stones.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 673 656 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE18
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441402
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/52
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 is depicted on the first edition historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
As the late 19th century map, although this location matches the Ordnance Survey grid reference for the site more precisely.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NE18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146917.
(02/05/1950) Remains of hut circle correct as shown on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch mapping. The fragmentary walls are composed of a few stones, some of which are gorse-covered. Diameter 7.0 metres, no visible entrance.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146916.
(07/07/1977) This hut circle, internally 6.5 metres by 5.0 metres, lies on a small terrace on a moderate, well drained south facing slope at 360 metres above Ordnance Datum. The walling, 0.8 metres wide is very fragmentary and composed of small stones. Probably a type 1 hut.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 Scale.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the aerial photographs.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping, although shown over-large.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146916 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV146917 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NE18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94277 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24949 | Related to: Avon Dam Reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV5303 | Related to: Hut circle and yard on Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5304 | Related to: Possible settlement south of Hickaton Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 4 2022 2:18PM |
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