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HER Number:MDV6234
Name:Hut circle 'O' in settlement north of Blackbrook River, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut circle 'O' (NMR) is one of 23 in the prehistoric settlement north of Blackbrook River. It is a small annex to hut circle 'I'

Location

Grid Reference:SX 614 741
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67SW6
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/8
  • Old SAM County Ref: 705
  • Pastscape: 443250

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Greeves, T. A. P., 1982, Dunnabridge Farm (Plan - measured). SDV266230.

Small hut or annex linked to the side of hut 'I'. Internally it measures 3.5 metres by 2.5 metres with walling 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres high. No entrance gap can be detected.

Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV342809.

Site visited on 22nd January 1982.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 226-9, Map 65, Figure 65.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '1' of 8.2 metres diameter at 'Round Hill East' has an interior ring 3 metres across and seems to have been the most important hut in the settlement as it lies some distance from the rest.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 443250, SX67SW6 (Website). SDV363416.

Hut circle 'O' at SX 61397418. Double-walled type. Diameter 4.0 metres, wall width 0.75 metres, height 0.2 metres. Composed of turf-covered stones. Condition poor. Butts onto east side of hut circle 'I'.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Shown as a '>' on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV266230Plan - measured: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1982. Dunnabridge Farm. 1:25,000. Plan. [Mapped feature: #111428 ]
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 226-9, Map 65, Figure 65.1.
SDV342809Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1982. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Unknown.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 443250, SX67SW6.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV6221Part of: Settlement south-east of Round Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6236Related to: Hut circle 'H' in settlement north of Blackbrook River, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6235Related to: Hut circle 'I' in settlement north of Blackbrook River, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6237Related to: Hut circle 'J' in settlement north of Blackbrook River, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 25 2021 12:10PM