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| HER Number: | MDV57081 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 400 metres south-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Isolated hut circle 400 metres south-west of Yellowmeade Farm abutting the field wall
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 738 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE18
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440074
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/373
- Old SAM Ref: 28778(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV240816.
(07/02/1980) At SX 56457388 a ruined hut abuts the newtake wall. It is visible as a bank of foundation stone 0.2 metres high and 1.2 metres wide with no trace of an entrance. The internal diameter is 5.0 metres.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152377 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 11th June 1999. A stone hut circle 400 metres south-west of Yellowmeade Farm.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 14-18, Map 44 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Isolated hut circle shown to the south-west of Yellowmeade Farm.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019576 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The monument includes a stone hut circle at SX 56453 73891 situated on a gentle west facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. The interior of the stone hut circle measures 4.4 metres in diameter and is surrounded by a 1 metres wide single orthostatic wall standing up to 0.55 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 14-18, Map 44. |
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| SDV240816 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152377. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #129333 ] |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019576. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5028 | Related to: Hut circle 240 metres south-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV61932 | Related to: Hut circle 240 metres south-west of Yellowmeade Farm, Drtmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 4 2021 11:10AM |
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