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HER Number:MDV59424
Name:Hut circle within settlement 30 metres west of Fernworthy Forest boundary, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle of 4.0 metres by 3 metres with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.3 metres high within the eastern enclosure at the settlement west of Fernworthy Forest boundary

Location

Grid Reference:SX 647 828
Map Sheet:SX68SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/40/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 28682
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68SW20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX68SW20, SX68SW20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV244146.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

Visited on 2nd July 1990. Hut circle within eastern enclosure at settlement.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144219 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 10th September 1997. Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 810 meteres east-south-east of the Grey Wethers. Measures 4 metres by 3 metres. Internal area 12 square metres. Earthwork and rubble wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Orientated north-west to south-east and butted by the enclosure wall.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 158, Map 35, Figure 35.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle on the south-western boundary of Enclosure 'B' at 'White Ridge North' settlement.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

'Enclosure & Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018709 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Part of Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 158, Map 35, Figure 35.2.
SDV244146Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX68SW20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX68SW20.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144219.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140276 ]
SDV350839Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018709.

Associated Monuments

MDV133975Part of: Eastern enclosure at settlement west of Fernworthy Forest boundary, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6793Part of: Hut circle settlement north of Vitifer Mine Leat and west of Fernworthy Forest boundary, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59421Related to: Hut circle within settlement 30 metres west of Fernworthy Forest boundary, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59422Related to: Hut circle within settlement 30 metres west of Fernworthy Forest boundary, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59423Related to: Hut circle within settlement 30 metres west of Fernworthy Forest boundary, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Mar 6 2023 11:52AM