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HER Number:	MDV6136
Name:	Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern hill, Gidleigh

Summary

One of a group of thirteen identifiable hut circles making up an un-nucleated settlement. Recorded in 1971; remains of hut circle, wall stones preserved only on eastern side. Southern entrance stones 1.2m apart.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 655 883
Map Sheet:	SX68NE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Gidleigh
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	GIDLEIGH

Protected Status

SHINE: Remains of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill, surviving as earthworks and rubble banks and a length of the Bradford Leat
Scheduled Monument 1021215: Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/21
Old SAM County Ref: 881D
Old SAM Ref: 34479

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.

Ancient Monuments, 1971, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV275357.

(02/03/1971) Hut circles on Buttern Hill. One of 11. Remains of hut circle, wall stones preserved only on eastern side. Southern entrance stones 1.2m apart.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX68NE21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV275364.

(30/07/1974) One of a group of thirteen identifiable hut circles, with an associated field system, extending for 200m along the east side of Buttern Hill. Condition good with discernible entrance. See SX68NE/18 for full details on huts and associated field system.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on RAF / NMR photos.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 190-192, Map 38, Sites 1-7 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle shown to the south of the rectilinear field - Site '4' - to the north of Buttern Hill.

Ancient Monuments, 2003/2004, Scheduling amendment (Schedule Document). SDV275366.

(21/01/2004) Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on 'Buttern Hill'. The monument also includes a length of the 'Bradford Leat'.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on the aerial photography.

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.


SDV275357	Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1971. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.


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.


SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140918 ]


SDV346026	Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV365228	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1021215.

Associated Monuments

MDV6133	Part of: Settlement north-west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV6135	Related to: Hut circle in settlement to the east of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV6138	Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Jul 13 2023 2:57PM

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