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HER Number:	MDV60311
Name:	Hut north of enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the east slope of Oke Tor. Diameter 3m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1m wide, 0.4m high. Grass, bilberry and heather.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 616 893
Map Sheet:	SX68NW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Dartmoor Forest
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	LYDFORD

Protected Status

SHINE: Group of Bronze Age hut circle settlements on the eastern slope of Oke Tor, comprising at least two enclosures with associated hut circles and a round cairn
Scheduled Monument 1016640: Two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn on the eastern slope of Oke Tor

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SX68NW39
National Record of the Historic Environment: 443769
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/163/1
Old SAM Ref: 28723.08

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149266 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(04/02/1998) SX 61598928 Hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the east slope of Oke Tor. Diameter 3m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1m wide, 0.4m high. Grass, bilberry and heather.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149266.

Associated Monuments

MDV19465	Related to: Double enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV27710	Related to: Enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV27709	Related to: Hut circle west of Sheeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV60309	Related to: Hut in enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128743	Related to: Part of enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV29122	Related to: Remains of three enclosures north-west of Steeperton Gorge (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:	Apr 26 2022 11:24AM

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