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| HER Number: | MDV5785 |
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| Name: | Isolated hut circle north of Old Hill, South Brent |
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Summary
Isolated hut circle north of Old Hill in an area of prehistoric settlements beside the Bala Brook. Hut measures 4.5 metres in diameter internally, with walling 1.3 metres thick and 0. 5metres high and a southwest entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 629 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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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: Stone wall remains of Bronze Age hut circle on east side of Old Hill
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE40
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441885
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/84
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX66SE40 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV177959.
(14/04/1950) SX 66926298. Remains of hut-circle, diameter 7 metres.
(21/12/1977) At SX 66896299, on the east slopes of Old Hill at 285 metres OD is a Type 1 hut circle, 4.5 metres in diameter internally, with walling 1.3 metres thick and 0. 5metres high and a southwest entrance. At SX 66886300 and SX 66866303 are two circular platforms, the former being attached to the hut circle. Both are 2.0 metres in internal diameter but exhibit no stonework. (Type site: SX 56 SE 19).
Hut circle only surveyed on PFD at 1:10 000.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6762, 2/307-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV177951.
Photograph taken on 14th April 1977.
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.
Site visted on 10th May1977. This is a difficult hut circle to find and is very low and fragmentary, about 7 metres diameter and with walls 0.3 metres high. There is a possible entrance on the south side.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Probable hut circle visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.
'Hut Circle' shown on map.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV151046 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV177951 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6762. NMR Aerial Photograph. 2/307-8. |
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| SDV177959 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1977. SX66SE40. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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. Map 57. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95894 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5754 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement east of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5789 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5783 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV28470 | Related to: Hut circle north-west of enclosure north of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV25667 | Related to: Hut circle settlement north of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13264 | Related to: Hut circle west of Middle Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5784 | Related to: Hut on lower slope of Old Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2022 3:21PM |
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