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| HER Number: | MDV6591 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north of Bush Down, Chagford |
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Summary
North-eastern of four hut circles on north side of Bush Down shown on historic maps with walls constructed of large upright boulders. Overgrown with heather and grass, near a series of field walls or reaves to the east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 684 824 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE421
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572691
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/31/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 971B
- Pastscape: 1572691
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
North-eastern of four 'Hut Circles' on Bush Down shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Hut shown on early 20th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68SE13, SX68SE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276713.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 28, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Group '3' on north side of Bush Down. Only 3 metres separates each of the lower group of huts, all about 6.5 metres diameter and built of large slabs, many now displaced and overgrown.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1002646 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Visited on 29th October 1975 one of four hut circles with walls of large upright boulders. Overgrown with heather and grass, near a series of field walls or reaves to the east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 28, Map 25. |
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| SDV276713 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68SE13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX68SE13. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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: #136351 ] |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1002646. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6590 | Related to: Hut circle north of Bush Down, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6592 | Related to: Hut circle north of Bush Down, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6593 | Related to: Hut circle north of Bush Down, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 26 2022 11:32AM |
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