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| HER Number: | MDV52763 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement at Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Stone hut circle at SX64437672 forming part of a prehistoric stone hut circle settlement north of Bellever Tor. Diameter 4.3 metres. Earthwork and single orthostat wall 1.3 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Internal area 14.51 square metres. Very dense heather and gorse.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 644 767 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW236
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/229/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28689
- Pastscape: 442623
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX67NW40 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV347718.
At SX64447672 a small circular structure has been built against a field wall. It has an internal diameter of 1.8 meters, with no visible entrance.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144289, 8/7/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle at SX64437672 forming part of a prehistoric stone hut circle settlement north of Bellever Tor. Diameter 4.3 metres. Earthwork and single orthostat wall 1.3 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Internal area 14.51 square metres. Very dense heather and gorse.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 44-5, Map 27, Figure 27.7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Possible remains of a hut circle visible alongside the southern outer boundary of the enclosure. Other details: Map 27, 9.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle depicted on the digital survey layer.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 44-5, Map 27, Figure 27.7. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144289, 8/7/1997. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94430 ] |
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| SDV347718 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX67NW40. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27672 | Part of: Hut circle settlement north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5881 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5882 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5883 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2022 9:04AM |
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