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HER Number:MDV5788
Name:Hut circle north of Corringdon Ball field system, South Brent

Summary

A hut circle, internal diameter 7.7 metres cut back into a north-east slope to a depth of 0.5 metres to create a levelled interior. It is of Type II, the walling 1.2 metres thick and up to 0.4 metres high with an entrance on the south-east. The hut is in an area of enclosed rough pasture.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 674 614
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE27
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 441838
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/87

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2494 3044-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX66SE27 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV177932.

(13/04/1950) At SX 67416141 a hut circle, 8 metres in diameter, with an entrance on the eastern side.
(17/07/1979) At SX 67416140. A hut circle, internal diameter 7.7 metres cut back into a north-east slope to a depth of 0.5 metres to create a levelled interior. It is of Type II, the walling 1.2 metres thick and up to 0.4 metres high with an entrance on the south-east. The hut is in an area of enclosed rough pasture. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Hut circle in the corner of a field, possibly related to the parallel reave system. Visible on 1948 aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 87-9, Map 56, Figure 56.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '1' of 6.0 metres diameter at the junction of several field boundaries associated with 'Corringdon Ball field system'.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.

National Monuments Record, unknown, SX6761 (Aerial Photograph). SDV177934.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV177934Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. unknown. SX6761.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 87-9, Map 56, Figure 56.5.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2494 3044-5.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95915 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV132244Related to: Hut circle north of the Corringdon Ball field system (Monument)
MDV26434Related to: Hut circle on north boundary of Corringdon Ball field system. South Brent (Monument)
MDV5787Related to: Hut Circle on the north side of Corringdon Ball field system, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5816Related to: Hut Circle on the north-east side of Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV13291Related to: PARALLEL REAVE SYSTEM in the Parish of South Brent, Ugborough (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 17 2022 1:47PM