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| HER Number: | MDV6141 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
One of a group of thirteen identifiable hut circles making up an un-nucleated settlement. It is situated within an area of 200m along the east side of Buttern Hill. This hut lies close to a field boundary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 891 |
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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/26
- Old SAM County Ref: 881I
- 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.
One of a group of 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4385 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Ancient Monuments, 1971, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV275357.
(02/03/1971) Hut circles on Buttern Hill. One of 11.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX68NE21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV275364.
(30/07/1974) One of a group of thirteen identifiable hut circles making up an un-nucleated settlement. It is situated within an area of 200m along the east side of Buttern Hill, between 1100 and 1300 feet. Entrances where discernible for the huts occur on the south and south east sides. See SX68NE/18 for full details of the huts and associated field system.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Just visible in RAF 1947 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 190-192, Map 38, Site 6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle shown against the west side of a field boundary within Site'6' to the north of Buttern Hill.
Ancient Monuments, 2003/2004, Scheduling amendment (Schedule Document). SDV275366.
(21/01/2004) Settlement on Buttern Hill, containing 11 hut circles and fields. Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on 'Buttern Hill'. The monument also includes a length of the 'Bradford Leat'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
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, Site 6. |
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| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 4385. |
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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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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140715 ] |
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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) |
| MDV6140 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6140 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6142 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6142 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6143 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6140 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6140 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6142 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6142 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV134098 | Related to: Probable hut circle within settlement to the north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 13 2023 3:31PM |
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