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HER Number:MDV59440
Name:Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle of 5.5 metres by 4.1 metres with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.75 metres high to the south of the main settlement to the west of Lade Hill Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 638 824
Map Sheet:SX68SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/37/17
  • Old SAM Ref: 28681.2
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68SW18

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX68SW18, SX68SW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV242901.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144291 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 10th September 1997. Hut circle forming part of a hut circle settlement 575 metres south of the Grey Wethers. Measures 5.5 metres by 4.1 metres. Internal area 22.55 square metres. Single orthostat wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.75 metres high. Large earthfast in the east wall. Orientated north-east to south-west. Grass and rushes.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 158, Map 35, Site 9 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Not shown at 'Lade Hill Brookhead settlement'.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018708 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

The monument, which falls into three areas, includes a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement lying in Great Stannon Newtake and situated on a steep slope overlooking an unnamed tributary of the East Dart River.

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, Site 9.
SDV242901Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX68SW18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX68SW18.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144291.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140336 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018708.

Associated Monuments

MDV6777Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill Brook and south-east of Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59441Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59441Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59442Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59442Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59441Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59441Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59442Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59442Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59443Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59444Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV59445Related to: Hut circle south of main settlement west of Lade Hill Brook, 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 11 2023 10:26AM