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HER Number:MDV59426
Name:Hut circle within settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle of 3 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within settlement to the south-west of White Ridge in the Great Stannon newtake

Location

Grid Reference:SX 643 815
Map Sheet:SX68SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/29/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28683

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 144230 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle forming part of an enclosed hut circle settlement in Great Stannon newtake. Diameter 3 metres. Internal area 7.06 square metres. Single orthostat wall 1 metre wide, 0.4 metres high. Very fragmentary.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 160-161, Map 35, Figure 35.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut Circle '2' at 'White Ridge South-west 2' settlement. Loose stones lying roughly in a circle an the eastern edge of the settlement are probably the scant remains of a pair of huts. Western of two hut circles shown within a small oval enclosure at the south-east end of the settlement.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Possibly visible on aerial photograph.

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

Western of two hut circles shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018710 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within 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. 160-161, Map 35, Figure 35.4.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144230.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital.
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. 1018710.

Associated Monuments

MDV134010Part of: Hut circle settlement south-east of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6769Related to: Boundaries on the east side of settlement and field system south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59427Related to: Hut circle within settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59425Related to: Hut circle within settlement south-west of White Ridge, 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 14 2023 9:42AM