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| HER Number: | MDV5865 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever |
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Summary
Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring, fairly close to the southern wall of the enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 644 781 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/26/4
- Old SAM County Ref: 455
- Old SAM Ref: 28686
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 469 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67NW30 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV262461.
Pound and hut circles. Huts are in very poor condition. One of 8 within the enclosure.
Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, 3046-7(24/4/1951) (Aerial Photograph). SDV262462.
Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association, 1976, Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party (Report - non-specific). SDV248248.
Bellever Lakehead 5.A (see 1976 Field Report for full details).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Visible on Royal Air Force 1951 aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144253 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut settlement known as Kraps Ring. Diameter 4.2 metres, double and single orthostat wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Internal area 13.84 metres. Enclosed. North side damaged with rubble lying just outside. A 110 degree facing gap may be a door.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 43-4; fig 27.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Newman , P., 1993, RCHME Field Investigation at Lakehead Hill (Report - Survey). SDV262456.
Hut circle (2) at SX 64417811. A 2.0 metre diameter ring of stones, standing to 0.3 metres high and contained within a grass and heather covered bank. Now much disturbed. No visible entrance.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1996, Condition Survey of Identified Archaeology within Woodland Areas 1996 (Un-published). SDV351820.
Bellever Lakehead (5.A) Hut circle (d)
Located 12 metres north of hut [c]. Diameter approximately 4.0 metres, hut circle on a platform site. Very ruined, covered with whortleberries and moss. Largest stone (in place) 1.0 by 0.4 by 0.5 metres above the ground.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Hut is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 43-4; fig 27.6. |
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| SDV248248 | Report - non-specific: Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association. 1976. Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party. Dartmoor National Park Authority Field Report. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV262456 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 1993. RCHME Field Investigation at Lakehead Hill. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field Investigation. Unknown. |
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| SDV262461 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67NW30. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV262462 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1951. RAF/540/483. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 3046-7(24/4/1951). |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144253. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 469. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96129 ] |
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| SDV351820 | Un-published: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1996. Condition Survey of Identified Archaeology within Woodland Areas 1996. Condition Survey of Identified Archaeology within Woodland Areas. A4 Ring Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5861 | Part of: Kraps Ring enclosed hut circle settlement (Monument) |
| MDV5862 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV5864 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV59148 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV5927 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV5866 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
| MDV59146 | Related to: Hut circle within Kraps Ring, Bellever (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2014 11:29AM |
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