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| HER Number: | MDV6554 |
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| Name: | HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of North Bovey-needs finishing |
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Summary
Vis=19/3/1953 (os) one hut circle of those scattered on shapley common.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 693 822 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 SE 383
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/10/3
- Old SAM County Ref: 537
- Old SAM Ref: 22390
- Pastscape: 1346473
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX68SE31 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV314705.
(19/03/1953) Hut circle; one of those scattered on Shapley Common.
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(Visited 01/08/2001) Centred SX 6940 8222: A cluster of seven hut circles adjoining the walls of a sub-ovoid enclosure immediately east of Cullacombe Head. The huts (see related records), are of two main constructional types, massively built and crude hollows. All have been excavated and display sunken interiors with diameters of between 2.2 metres and 6 metres. None of the huts possess a well-defined entrance.
SX 6944 8221 Measures 3.9 metres in diameter, with walls 2.3 metres wide, 0.7 metres high.
SX 6941 8220 Measures 2.1 metres in diameter, with walls 0.6 wide, 0.7 metres high.
SX 6940 8220 Measures 3.5 metres in diameter, with walls 1.0 wide, 0.7 metres high. Possible entrance to the north.
SX 6940 8221 Measures 2.3 metres in diameter, with walls 0.7 wide, 0.5 metres high.
SX 6939 8221 Measures 2.2 metres in diameter, with walls 1.0 wide, 0.6 metres high.
The associated enclosure covers an area of some 0.2 hectares and is subdivided in two roughly equal, semi-circular plots.
These features previously formed part of SX 68 SE 31.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV314705 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX68SE31. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6551 | Related to: Sub-ovoid enclosure east of Cullacombe Head (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2019 5:04PM |
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