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| HER Number: | MDV54356 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on Beardown Hill |
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Summary
Hut circle situated on a shelf of a west-facing moorland slope overlooking the Cowsic River.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 782 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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: SX57NE59
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619395
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/142
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1991, Duchy of Cornwall Enclosed Farmland Project: Archaeological Survey and Evaluation Dartmoor infill areas (Report - Survey). SDV364202.
(03/08/1988) SX59267823. A possible hut circle is situated on a shelf of a west-facing moorland slope overlooking the Cowsic River. A circular platform, 3.0 metres in diameter, is enclosed on the north margin by a low stoney bank, 1.4 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. The southern side of the platform is unenclosed though it has been levelled by 0.6 metres.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) The hut is almost totally disguised by tall grass.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360515.
The hut is almost totally disguised by tall grass.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV360515 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4588 | Related to: Enclosure and hut circle 200 metres south of Broad Hole (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8643 - Beardown Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2021 12:03PM |
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