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| HER Number: | MDV5300 |
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| Name: | Hut circle attached to remains of an enclosure north-west of the Avon Dam Reservoir, South Brent |
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Summary
Hut Circle '6' attached to remains of Enclosure 'B' at 'Bishop's Meads 1' (Butler)
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 656 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement and attached reave west of the Avon Dam Reservoir, comprising at least two adjoining enclosures with internal hut circles and two huts outside the central enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/82
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Robinson, R., 1978, Hut circle (Personal Comment). SDV173617.
Hut circle north-west of enclosed hut group south of River Avon.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 154-5, Map 57, Figure 57.22 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '6' at Enclosure 'B' at 'Bishop's Meads 1' of 7.5 metres diameter with a small annex attached to the south side.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle shown on aerial photograph 14 metres to the south-east of RAF aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping to the south-east of RAF aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173617 | Personal Comment: Robinson, R.. 1978. Hut circle. |
| 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. 154-5, Map 57, Figure 57.22. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127396 ] |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24762 | Part of: Small enclosure to west of north end of Avon Reservoir, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5172 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement at the north-western end of the Avon Dam reservoir, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2020 2:26PM |
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