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HER Number:	MDV5796
Name:	Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent

Summary

Hut circle within settlement 'G' (Butler) to the south of Black Tor

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 680 633
Map Sheet:	SX66SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	South Brent
District	South Hams
Ecclesiastical Parish	SOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1002505: Three enclosed hut groups, Black Tor, Shipley Bridge
SHINE: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement south-west of Black Tor, consisting of six enclosures, associated hut circles, a section of reave, cairns, a stone row and at least eight medieval pillow mounds

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/91/1
Old SAM County Ref: 384
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Not shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 2278-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 10th december 1946.

National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6763, 1/50-51 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169271.

Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.

National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6863/2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV145076.

Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.

Site visited on 19th March 1984.

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

Visible on aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 101-102, Map 57, Figure 57.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

One of fifteen hut circles in Enclosure 'G' at the 'Black Tor enclosures.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping in the north-east corner of the enclosure.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1002505 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

The eastern enclosure contains 15 stone hut circles of varying size. Five are attached to the enclosure wall, the rest are scattered within the interior towards the north and west. Two of the hut circles are conjoined and one of these has a dividing interior wall.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145076	Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6863/2. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).


SDV169271	Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6763. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1/50-51.


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.


SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).


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. 101-102, Map 57, Figure 57.1.


SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 2278-9.


SDV343082	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1984. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.


SDV363413	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127213 ]


SDV363414	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1002505.

Associated Monuments

MDV129040	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
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MDV129042	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129043	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129044	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129045	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129046	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129047	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129048	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129049	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129050	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129051	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129053	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5797	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5798	Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129054	Related to: Pillow mound within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Aug 22 2023 3:01PM

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