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Summary

Hut circle within an enclosed settlement to the south-east of Swincombe. Hut is terraced into the hillside, 5.0-5.8 metres internal diameter with an entrance facing south-east.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002593: Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW45
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/72/3
• Old SAM County Ref: 747O

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ministry of Public Building and Works, 10/03/1970, Hut Circle Village 600 yds SE of Swincombe (Schedule Document). SDV356121.

[One of a] series of hut circles associated with an extensive field wall system comprising presumably one economic and social unit. Hut o: 21 feet diameter. Door south-east.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6472, SX (Aerial Photograph). SDV245616.

Robinson, R., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983 (Un-published). SDV345762.

Department of Environment Field Monument Warden site visit 13th May 1983.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Hut circle visible and recorded.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 207, Map 62, Figure 62.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

One of 21 hut circles at 'Deep Swincombe East 1'.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Hut circle shown.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1002593 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated on the lower north facing slopes of Down Ridge overlooking the River Swincombe. The settlement survives as a scattered group of up to 21 stone hut circles situated downslope of the terminal reave of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and within a field from a later newtake. The hut circles vary in size internally from 2.8m up to 7.5m in diameter and are defined by generally low double faced or rubble walls. The entrances are not usually clearly defined, but most of the huts have been terraced into the slope. Two of the huts are linked by a boundary wall, two have clear annexes, one has an interior wall and one more appears to have a partial outer attached courtyard.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 26/07/1988, RCHME Site Visit (Report - Survey). SDV356898.

Site visit 26th July 1988. Hut circle M at SX64677227. Internal diameter 5.0 to 5.8 metres. Rubble walling with traces of edging stones internally and externally on the north, north-east and south arcs. True wall width can be determined at 1.3 metres but erosion has spread this to 2.7 metres in places. Wall height is between 0.15 and 0.35 metres internally and 0.35 to 0.6 metres externally. A large, flat boulder has been incorporated on the east side. The interior is terraced in, with a cut 0.6 metres into the hillside and corresponding build-up downslope. The building of the hut circle wall onto the terraced platform can be seen clearly on the north side. An entrance possibly lay immediately south of the large boulder on the east side. Condition is good

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SX67SW45, SX67SW45 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV262132.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe

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