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HER Number: | MDV6467 |
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Name: | Hut in group south of Venford Reservoir, Holne |
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Summary
One of a cluster of three hut circles overlooking the south end of Venford Reservoir. Hut measures 3.1m in internal diameter, with walls 1.3m wide, 0.8m high. Adjacent to leat.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 684 704 |
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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: SX67SE34
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442953
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/80
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/80/1
- Old SAM Ref: 22371
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 4366-4367 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67SE34, Hut A (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV140677.
(27/04/1950) One of a group of three hut circles. Hut circle A. Diameter 5m. One of three hut circles. A small hut circle considerably damaged during construction of Holne Moor Leat the entrance probably being destroyed during the process.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX67SE34 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV140703.
(07/07/1977) SX 6843 7043 This open settlement consists of three freestanding hut circles, average internal diameter 4.5 metres, walls about 1 metre wide and built of a single row of massive boulders, one having a south-east facing entrance. They are terraced into a moderate, well drained, north-west facing slope at 320 metres above OD. Both are in poor condition and one has been mutilated by the construction of Holne Moor Leat. 1:10 000 Survey revised on PFD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Three huts visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 59 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Group of three hut circles shown to the south of Venford Reservoir.
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.
(18/04/1996) Centred SX 6843 7044. A cluster of three hut circles on the moderate north-west facing slope overlooking the south end of Venford Reservoir. All three are relatively small with internal diameters in the range of 3 to 4.4 metres. There are no identifiable entrances.
SX 6842 7043 Hut measures 3.1m in internal diameter, with walls 1.3m wide, 0.8m high. Adjacent to leat.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Huts shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Three 'Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV140677 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67SE34. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut A. |
SDV140703 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX67SE34. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. |
SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4366-4367. |
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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: #126039 ] |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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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. Map 59. |
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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
MDV25399 | Related to: Holne Moor Leat (Monument) |
MDV6469 | Related to: Hut in group south of Venford Reservoir, Holne (Monument) |
MDV6470 | Related to: Hut in group south of Venford Reservoir, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
Date Last Edited: | Mar 4 2022 12:15PM |
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