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| HER Number: | MDV5317 |
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| Name: | Hut settlement north-west of Huntingdon Ford, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A dispersed group of four hut circles on the tip of Huntingdon Warren. The huts are all relatively small with diameters in the range 3.6 to 4.8 metres and are terraced into the slope. Only one hut possesses a discernible entrance, in the south western side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE56
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441512
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/99
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE56 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272713.
(09/07/1977) SX 66386627 A free standing hut circle, internal diameter 4.5m, walls 1.3 wide and in poor condition; its type is uncertain. It has a south east facing entrance and is cut back into a moderate, well drained, south east facing slope at 375m above OD. Discovered during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 scale.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 163-4, Map 58, Figure 58.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '20' of circa 4.0 metres diameter to the south of enclosure 'D' at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures'.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/01/1996) A dispersed group of four hut circles lie on the south-east tip of Huntingdon Warren some 100 metres north-west of Huntingdon Cross. The huts are all relatively small with diameters in the range 3.6 metres to 4.8 metres and are terraced into the slope. Only one hut possesses a discernible entrance, in the south-west side.
Hut circle at SX 6640566253 of 4.8 metres diameter with walls 0.9 metres wide and 0.5 high with entrance to the south-east.
Hut circle at SX 6638066257 of 3.6 metres diameter with walls 0.9 metres wide and 0.4 high.
Hut circle at SX 6639066273 of 4.5 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide and 0.5 high.
Hut circle at SX 6636466297 of 3.6 metres diameter with walls 0.9 metres wide and 0.4 high.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Group of six hut circles shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Group of six 'Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV272713 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE56. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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. 163-4, Map 58, Figure 58.1. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127479 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129249 | Parent of: Hut circle within unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Huntingdon Ford, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV129250 | Parent of: Hut circle within unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Huntingdon Ford, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV129251 | Parent of: Hut circle within unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Huntingdon Ford, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV129252 | Parent of: Hut circle within unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Huntingdon Ford, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV129248 | Parent of: Two hut circles within unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Huntingdon Ford, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5241 | Related to: Enclosure with huts at Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5242 | Related to: Group of huts in settlement, Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV5183 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 4 2022 11:02AM |
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