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HER Number: | MDV6139 |
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Name: | Hut circle in settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
One of a group of 13 huts with field system on Buttern Hill. Ruinous, entrance on south side. Walls made of small granite boulders. Traces of field banks.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 654 888 |
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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/24
- Old SAM County Ref: 881G
- 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.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4475-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Ancient Monuments, 1971/2004, Schedule Note (Schedule Document). SDV275315.
(02/03/1971) Hut circles on Buttern Hill. One of 11. Ruinous, entrance on south side. Walls made of small granite boulders. Traces of field banks.
(21/01/2004) As above. Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on 'Buttern Hill'. The monument also includes a length of the 'Bradford leat'.
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 eastern side of Buttern Hill. Entrances, where discernible, occur on the south and south-east sides. Condition generally good. 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.
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 south of a group of fields at Site '6' to the north of Buttern Hill with a curved boundary to the south.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
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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SDV275315 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1971/2004. 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. |
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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SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140719 ] |
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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) |
MDV134140 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV6138 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV6137 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV29135 | Related to: Reave system on Gidleigh Common around Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 13 2023 3:07PM |
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