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| HER Number: | MDV55528 |
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| Name: | HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Manaton |
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Summary
Hut circle 1. Excavated by minter in 1968. Diam c.8m. Internally oval, c.5.5m by 6m. Wall up to 1.2m wide, originally with both internal + external facing orthostats, packed with soil, redeposited growan + rubble. Entrance to se defined either side by orthostats set across wall line. Inside were 2 neat stone-lined post-holes within worn + roughly piled rubble. This was interpreted as relating to later re-use.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 722 805 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of prehistoric field system on Heatree Down, with enclosure and huts, as well as medieval strip fields around Natsworthy, some fossilised in extant field boundaries
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/5/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV305470.
Hut circle 1. Excavated by minter in 1968. Diam c.8m. Internally oval, c.5.5m by 6m. Wall up to 1.2m wide, originally with both internal + external facing orthostats, packed with soil, redeposited growan + rubble. Entrance to se defined either side by orthostats set across wall line. Inside were 2 neat stone-lined post-holes within worn + roughly piled rubble. This was interpreted as relating to later re-use. Interior of hut roughly level, with a hard earth floor giving way to paving on the w. Two probable post holes, c.0.2m deep were located. A line of stones described as 'drain covers' ran from entrance towards centre, directly overlying a depression. See quinnell for full details.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV305471.
Quinnell, h. /pdas/49(1991)4-9;figs 3,4; pls 1,2/the late mrs e. M. Minter's excavation of hut circles at heatree, manaton in 1968.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305470 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV305471 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 17 2019 10:24AM |
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