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| HER Number: | MDV61481 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross |
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Summary
This hut (SX 6656 7107) measures 5.0 metres in internal diameter with poorly preserved walls around 0.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. This and the other hut MDV61480 (in enclosure) are both terraced into the slope to provide relatively level interiors and neither possesses an obvious entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 665 710 |
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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: SX67SE226
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1072550
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/520/2
- Old SAM Ref: 28772
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152277 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 04/05/1999 (SX 6655 7105) Hut circle forming an outlying part of a prehistoric settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Diameter 5.5 metres. Internal area 23.74 metres. Rubble wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.3 metres high.
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 13/01/1997) Centred SX 6655 7109. Two hut circles and a sub-rectangular enclosure (MDV61479) lie on the gentle north-facing slope above the right bank of Yonder Dry Lake near its confluence with the O Brook.
This hut (SX 6656 7107) measures 5.0 metres in internal diameter with poorly preserved walls around 0.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. This and MDV61480 (in enclosure) are both terraced into the slope to provide relatively level interiors and neither possesses an obvious entrance.
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: #119688 ] |
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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 152277. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV61479 | Related to: Enclosure 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Holne (Monument) |
| MDV61480 | Related to: Hut in enclosure 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 10:36AM |
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