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| HER Number: | MDV61469 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross< Holne |
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Summary
Hut Circle '2' (Butler) in scattered settlement on Holne Moor. Survey in 1996 recorded this feature: hut measures 4.5 metres in diameter internally with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.2 metres high. Attached to the best preserved length of half-buried walling in the settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 712 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 67 SE 115
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/160/10
- Old SAM Ref: 28772
- Pastscape: 443194
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152265 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(Visited 04/05/1999) SX 6660 7129 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Diameter 4.8 metres. Internal area 18.08 metres. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Door faced by edge set stones on both sides. Butted by wall. Grass, bracken and rushes.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 191; Map 60, Figure 60.11 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '2' of 4.9 metres in diameter lies adjacent to the best preserved length of half-buried walling; vestiges of similar walling start on several huts elsewhere in the settlement.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(Visited 28/02/1996) Centred SX 6659 7127. Eight hut circles, one contemporary structure and a solitary enclosure lie on the moderate west-facing slope above the right bank of the O Brook.
SX 6661 7129 Measures 4.5 metres in diameter internally with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.2 metres high.
Note: the polygon provided for this feature on the prehistoric survey layer is in the wrong place; the grid reference appears accurate in this case.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #119668 ] |
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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 152265. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 191; Map 60, Figure 60.11. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12759 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2021 12:32PM |
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