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| HER Number: | MDV5269 |
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| Name: | Hut circle '4' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Hut Circle '4' in the centre of enclosed hut settlement with a wall attaching it to the hut circles to the north was excavated in 1954-6.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 654 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/73/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Enclosure and 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.
Fox, A., 1957, Excavations at Dean Moor (1954-1956), pg. 44-6 fig.11 (Article in Serial). SDV167114.
Hut 4. Third hut in the central group. Robbed on the lower side and at the entrance. Some massive boulders in the wall. Sloping site, so upper wall built into hillside, and the floor levelled up by packing.
In the south-west quarter of the hut, there were patches of fine dark soil beneath the packing, resting on the natural soil and up to 102 millimetres deep. A lug, rim and other sherds of dark pottery (fig.20,nos.8-9) and two finely flaked flint implements and a flake were found in this deposit, which may represent remains of earlier occupation of the site. Floor consisted of a 50mm layer of gritty soil, with an occasional paving stone.
Hearth at back of the hut. Five postholes found. No.1, approximately in the centre had charcoal at the bottom, suggesting the post had been charred at its base. Finds from the floor were two whetstones (fig.23,7,24,9), some scraps of shale, four water worn stones, a hammerstone, and nine white quartz pebbles from the stream, probably playthings.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 147-150, Map 57, Figure 57.16 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '4' at 'Brockhill Foot West enclosure' of 6.9 metres diameter with an entrance to the south was damaged when the medieval homestead to the south was being constructed. A boulder wall connects this hut with one of a pair to the north.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV167114 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1957. Excavations at Dean Moor (1954-1956). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. Paperback Volume. pg. 44-6 fig.11. |
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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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| 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. 147-150, Map 57, Figure 57.16. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #128133 ] |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14799 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV108858 | Related to: Cattle shed on perimeter of enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5262 | Related to: Hut circle '1' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129619 | Related to: Hut circle '13' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129620 | Related to: Hut circle '14' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5264 | Related to: Hut circle '2' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5268 | Related to: Hut circle '3' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5281 | Related to: Hut circle '6' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5283 | Related to: Hut circle '7' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5285 | Related to: Hut circle '8' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5286 | Related to: Hut circle '9' and later structure in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5273 | Related to: Hut circles '5A' and '5B' in the enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4885 - POT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FDV4886 - POT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FDV3209 - VESSEL (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8466 - Excavations in the Avon Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 29 2021 8:59AM |
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