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Summary

Hut circle '3' (Butler, 1991) of 3.7 metres diameter within settlement in Great Stannon newtake to the south of White Ridge. A shelter has been recently constructed within the hut. Described as B on the 1950 Ordnance Survey card.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1018710: Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/41/2/1
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/41/6
• Old SAM Ref: 28683
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68SE21

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
• SHELTER (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

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

One of the 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX68SW21, Hut B (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV173418.

(23/06/1950) Hut B. Diameter approximately 7.0m Double walled type has been used as a shelter at some recent date probable entrance in south-east. Sketch included.

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

(02/09/1990) The ruined huts, some covered by peat and others exposed by excavation, have internal diameters ranging from 3.6 metres to 8.6 metres. The walling, substantial in places comprises boulders, stone rubble and upright facing slabs; entrances where visible are in the south or south-east sides. All are linked to plots, pounds or field walls.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144236-37 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited in 1997. [MPP 144236] Hut circle forming part of an enclosed hut circle settlement in Great Stannon newtake.
[MPP 144237] Shelter built within an earlier hut circle forming part of an enclosed hut circle settlement in Great Stannon Newtake.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 159, Map 35, Figure 35.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle '3' at 'White Ridge South-west 1 ' settlement of 3.7 metres diameter which was excavated in 1895 by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee and contained some coarse pottery and a number of cooking stones. Hut shown in a very small rectilinear plot within a small triangular enclosure on the east side of the settlement.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Hut circle 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

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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