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HER Number:	MDV6512
Name:	HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Holne

Summary

Vis=-/11/1975 (ancient monuments) hut circles and field system sw of combestone wood.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 669 722
Map Sheet:	SX67SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Holne
District	South Hams
Ecclesiastical Parish	HOLNE

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1002649: Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/116
Old SAM County Ref: 976

Monument Type(s) and Dates

HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

BELSEY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV282345.

Os (osa sx67se97) record the vegetation mark of an enclosure here (os).

National Monument Record, 19/05/1977, SX6672/2, 164-165 (Aerial Photograph). SDV173027.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2373-2374 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3422-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.

Fox, A., 1954, Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor, 87 (Article in Serial). SDV231175.

Hut circle B. Overgrown with bracken and grass. The hut circle is surrounded by field walls of large upright boulders. One of group supposed to contain five hut circles.

Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/F61/58/6399, 029-030 (Aerial Photograph). SDV262014.

Ancient Monuments, 1975, Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood (Schedule Document). SDV177323.

(24/11/1975) Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE114 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV177328.

Osa=sx67se114?/plan.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE97 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV177330.

Osa=sx67se97/with amendment by r. Robinson.

Belsey, P. M., 1991, Hut circle (Worksheet). SDV177334.

(06/09/1991) Trapezoidal hut terraced into slope with semi-circular annexe on NW. Walls of large stones, some still standing. Hut surrounded by rubble bank up to 1.5m high on downward side, where there is a possible entrance. Short length of coursed walling visible on SW side and a row of five orthostats lead N from hut to modern field wall. On S and E hut enclosed by curvilinear turf covered bank apparently related to the field systems to W.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2373-2374.


SDV173027	Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 19/05/1977. SX6672/2. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 164-165.


SDV177323	Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1975. Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.


SDV177328	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE114. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV177330	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE97. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV177334	Worksheet: Belsey, P. M.. 1991. Hut circle. Worksheet. Unknown.
SDV231175	Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1954. Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 20. Unknown. 87.


SDV262014	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/F61/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 029-030.


SDV282345	Migrated Record: BELSEY.
SDV282746	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3422-3.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Jul 18 2022 3:30PM

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