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| HER Number: | MDV61312 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Assycombe Hill settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Central of a group of three adjoining hut circles in the settlement south of Assycombe Hill and to the north of Statts Bridge of 4.8 metres diameter
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 814 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE20
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/92/2
- Old SAM Ref: 28744
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952, SX68SE20, SX68SE20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV258578.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152148 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 10th June 1999. Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 920 metres north of Statts Bridge.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 35-36, Map 26, Figure 26.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle '1' at Assycombe Hill south settlement of 4.8 metres diameter, joined by curved walls to a neighbouring hut to the west and abutting on to another with an annexe to the north-east.
Butler, J., 1997, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities - Vol 5 The Second Millennium B.C., 112, Figure 7 (Monograph). SDV320503.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Central of three hut circles shown on modern mapping 25 metres to the south.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1019224 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
The settlement includes at least one enclosure and 18 stone hut circles. The three hut circles centred at SX66698142 (?) are especially complex in character, with the northern one possessing a hooked porch, whilst the other two are connected to a small irregular shaped courtyard.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 35-36, Map 26, Figure 26.2. |
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| SDV258578 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952. SX68SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX68SE20. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152148. |
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| SDV320503 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1997. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities - Vol 5 The Second Millennium B.C.. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities. V. Paperback Volume. 112, Figure 7. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136611 ] |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019224. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6676 | Part of: Hut circle settlement south of Assycombe Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV61311 | Related to: Hut circle in Assycombe Hill settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV61313 | Related to: Hut circle in Assycombe Hill settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 7 2022 12:02PM |
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