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HER Number:MDV58313
Name:Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement near Batworthy Corner, Gidleigh

Summary

Possible hut circle of 4.8 metres diameter with walls 1.1.metres wide by 0.3 metres high to the north of a hut settlement

Location

Grid Reference:SX 656 861
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishGidleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/88/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 28663

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143966, 9/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 6567 8617) Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement. Diameter 4.8 metres. Single orthostat wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Internal area 18.08 meters. Edge set stones in east and western sectors, elsewhere building survives as a 1.1 metre wide and 0.1 metre high earthwork bank.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143966, 9/4/1997. [Mapped feature: #37111 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017874.

Associated Monuments

MDV134083Related to: Cairn to the north of the settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV54531Related to: Cairn to the south of the settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV54545Related to: Enclosure within field system on Shovel Down (Monument)
MDV6163Related to: Hut circle settlement on Shovel Down within early field system, Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor

Date Last Edited:May 19 2023 1:08PM

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