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| HER Number: | MDV6135 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement to the east of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
One of a group of thirteen identifiable hut circles making up an un-nucleated settlement. Recorded in 1971; well preserved. Entrance probably on east side. Western side built into later field bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 883 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/20
- Old SAM County Ref: 881C
- Old SAM Ref: 34484
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Hut Circle' shown on 19th century map.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4475-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Ancient Monuments, 1971, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV275357.
(02/03/1971) Hut circles on Buttern Hill. One of 11. Well preserved. Entrance probably on east side. Western side built into later field bank.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX68NE21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV275364.
(30/07/1974) One of a group of 13 hut circles forming an open settlement with an associated field system, extending for 200m along the east side of Buttern Hill. In good condition.
See SX68NE/18 for full details on the huts and associated field system.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on RAF 1947 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 190-192, Map 38, Sites 1-7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle shown against the western boundary of a field to the north-east of Buttern Hill.
Ancient Monuments, 2003/2004, Scheduling amendment (Schedule Document). SDV275366.
(21/01/2004) Stone circle 380m north-west of 'North Creaber' survives as a circular double orthostatic wall surrounding an internal area 10.4m diameter. The wall is 1.2m wide by up to 1.5m high. A later drystone wall was built on top of the western wall of the hut. The original entrance probably faces east but has been blocked.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping to the south-east of Buttern Hill.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1021215 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
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. 190-192, Map 38, Sites 1-7. |
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| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 4475-6. |
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| SDV275357 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1971. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV275364 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX68NE21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV275366 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2003/2004. Scheduling amendment. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1021215. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6133 | Part of: Settlement north-west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6134 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement to north-west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6138 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6136 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 13 2023 2:48PM |
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