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| HER Number: | MDV5295 |
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| Name: | Hut circle outside settlement on Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior |
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Summary
At least one hut circle outside of the settlement on Hickaton Hill. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 664 |
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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
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement comprising an enclosure with a number of hut circles and a Prehistoric stone circle on Hickaton Hill
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE15
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/77/1
- Pastscape: 441393
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4115-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950 - 1977, SX66NE15, SX66NE15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV147532.
Two (?) hut circles outside enclosure on Hickaton Hill. Both huts are constructed of small turf covered stones with no obvious entrance. (1950)
There is one external hut. (1977)
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
External hut(s) not seen.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 164, Map 58, Figure 58.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.
External hut circles not shown.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441393, SX66NE15 (Website). SDV363416.
The hut at SX 67206647, outside the enclosure, utilises a very large in situ boulder as part of its walling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147532 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950 - 1977. SX66NE15. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX66NE15. |
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| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4115-6. |
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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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| 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. 164, Map 58, Figure 58.2. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94502 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441393, SX66NE15. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129289 | Related to: Curved feature creating a yard within enclosed hut settlement on Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5294 | Related to: Hut circle settlement at Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129286 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut settlement on Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129287 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut settlement on Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129288 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut settlement on Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 19 2020 2:03PM |
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