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| HER Number: | MDV62926 |
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| Name: | Hut circle settlement 580 metres north-east of Gartaven Ford |
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Summary
A stone hut circle settlement located on a south-west facing slope overlooking the Ruelake Pit. The settlement comprises 3 stone hut circles surviving as circular or oval rubble banks. The average height of the hut walls is 0.43 metres, and the average area enclosed is 19.7 square metres. All the huts have visible doorways. Scheduled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 887 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW74
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619178
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/167
- Old SAM Ref: 22351
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 790 (Monograph). SDV249702.
The south-east slope of Rippstor "reaches into a small green dell (aligned with the tor and the summit of Scorhill). Here are a clitter, a number of set stones (?) and a solitary living-hut having a lengthy entrance passage facing south-east. This small Bronze Age 'villa', with its stone-hut nearby, has a diameter of 25 feet".
Ancient Monuments, 1997, Schedue note (Schedule Document). SDV259685.
(08/12/1997) Bronze Age isolated stone hut circle lying on a south west facing slope overlooking the Ruelake Pit. The hut survives as a 0.6 metres high oval shaped rubble bank surrounding an internal area which measures 5.5 metres long by 4 metres wide. A gap in the south west facing wall may represent a door. Scheduled.
Ancient Monuments, 2000, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV259686.
(09/11/2000) A stone hut circle settlement located on a south-west facing slope overlooking the Ruelake Pit. The settlement comprises 3 stone hut circles surviving as circular or oval rubble banks. The average height of the hut walls is 0.43 metres, and the average area enclosed is 19.7 square metres. All the huts have visible doorways. Scheduled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 790. |
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| SDV259685 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1997. Schedue note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV259686 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2000. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV64830 | Parent of: HUT CIRCLE (POSSIBLE) in the Parish of Throwleigh (Monument) |
| MDV64831 | Parent of: Hut in settlement 600m ENE of Gartaven Ford (Monument) |
| MDV64832 | Parent of: Hut in settlement 600m ENE of Gartaven Ford (Monument) |
| MDV58866 | Related to: Cairnfield 580m north east of Gartaven Ford (Monument) |
| MDV62928 | Related to: FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2022 12:04PM |
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