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| HER Number: | MDV5793 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle '12' to the south-west of enclosure south of Bala Brook, South Brent |
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Summary
Hut Circle '12' the southern of two huts to the south-west of enclosure at the junction of Red Brook and Bala Brook (Butler)
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 628 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/90/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 390
- Old SAM Ref: 10578
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 2279-80 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6762, 2/307-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV177951.
Photograph taken on 14th April 1977.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on 1946 and 1977 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 105, Map 57, Figure 57.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '12' of 5.8 metres diameter at 'Red Brook South' is the southern of two huts to the south-west of the enclosed settlement to the south of Bala Brook.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Two hut circles shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1013035 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
These two hut circles adjoin each other, but are not enclosed and lie immediately above Red Brook along its right bank. The downstream hut is 8 metres in diameter and has walls 1 metre to 1.5 metres in width and up to 1 metre in height with an entrance flanked by orthostats in its south-west side. The upstream hut is 9 metres in diameter with walls of similar width which are up to 0.5 metres in height, no entrance is visible, but the hut is heavily overgrown and other features may be obscured.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV177951 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6762. NMR Aerial Photograph. 2/307-8. |
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| 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. 105, Map 57, Figure 57.3. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 2279-80. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #128094 ] |
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| SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1013035. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5792 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles and rectangular pens south of Bala Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV13265 | Related to: Hut circle '11' south-west of enclosure at junction of Red Brook and Bal Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 28 2020 10:44AM |
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