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| HER Number: | MDV5301 |
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| Name: | Hut circle and part of enclosure south of settlement at the Avon Dam Reservoir |
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Summary
Hut circle '7' and part of an Enclosure 'D' south of enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Bishop's Meads 1' (Butler)
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 654 |
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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/83
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 09/04/1980, NMR SX6765, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV146067.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle south of enclosed hut group south of the River Avon visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 154-5, Map 57, Fuigure 57.22 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut circle '7' at 7.5 metres diameter to the north-west of the incomplete Enclosure 'C' at 'Bishop's Meads 1'. The enclosure is shown as three sides of a rectilinear feature with the hut circle outside the north-west corner.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Hut circle visible on aerial photopraph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146067 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 09/04/1980. NMR SX6765. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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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. 154-5, Map 57, Fuigure 57.22. |
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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). |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129181 | Related to: Hut circle and part of an enclosure south of enclosed hut circle settlement, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129179 | Related to: Hut circle in south-west corner of enclosed hut circle settlement at Bishop's Mead, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129175 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at Bishop's Mead, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129176 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at Bishop's Mead, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129177 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at Bishop's Mead, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129178 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at Bishop's Mead, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5172 | Related to: Hut settlement at the north-western end of the Avon Dam reservoir (Monument) |
| MDV129180 | Related to: Series of pens against the north wall of enclosed hut circle settlement at Bishop's Mead, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 3:01PM |
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