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| HER Number: | MDV6505 |
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| Name: | Hut in reave system south of Saddle Bridge |
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Summary
Hut in reave system; one of a group of five originally recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1950. Survey in 1977 recorded the diameter as 4.5 metres internally, walls 1.1 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Entrance to east. Further visit in 1995 recorded the hut unchanged.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 715 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system east of Down Ridge. Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age field system adjoining the Venford Reave, with numerous hut circles, enclosures, cairns and a later medieval field system
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE93
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443128
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/109
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67SE58, E (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV277634.
(27/4/1950) Group of five hut circles named A-E. Hut circle E (SX 6636 7157). A small hut; 5.0 metres diameter. Walling of large turf-covered stones. Entrance to south-east.
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6672/1, 158-161 (Aerial Photograph). SDV244382.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX67SE93 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV277585.
(Visited 18/7/1977) At SX 6635 7156 is a hut in poor condition with levelled interior and an eastern entrance. Internal diameter 4.5 metres, walls 1.1 metres thick, 0.5 metres high. Associated with parallel reave system and collection of huts to the north; a group of four hut circles. All are in poor condition, have levelled interiors and entrance on east (note: there are no individual descriptions from this visit, but these correspond to SX67SE/105, 106, 107, 108).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible incorporated into a reave of the parallel reave system SX67SE/248. Visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 198, Map 61.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Butler's hut 3 (4.5 metres in diameter).
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 1995-1997?, Royal Commission Survey on Down Ridge (Report - Survey). SDV363196.
(Visited 13/11/1995) This feature is as described in 1977.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV244382 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6672/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 158-161. |
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| SDV277585 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX67SE93. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV277634 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67SE58. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. E. |
| 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. 198, Map 61.1. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #119645 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27685 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV6501 | Related to: Hut in reave system south of Saddle Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV6502 | Related to: Hut in reave system south of Saddle Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV6503 | Related to: Hut in reave system south of Saddle Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV6504 | Related to: Hut in reave system south of Saddle Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 21 2022 8:59AM |
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