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| HER Number: | MDV66080 |
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| Name: | Possible hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Possible hut circle of 2.7 metres diameter with walls 0.8 metres wide by 0.5 metres high within the extensive settlement on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 613 772 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/63/49
- Old SAM Ref: 34551
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX67NW81, SX67NW81 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV249650.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MP 156997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 22nd April 2002. Stone hut circle 690 metres south-west of Longaford Tor, forming part of a prehistoric settlement on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors Hut of 2.7 metres diameter with a rubble and single orthostat wall 0.8 metres wide by 0.5 metres high. Grass, bilberry and gorse.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249650 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX67NW81. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW81. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MP 156997. [Mapped feature: #42810 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5933 | Part of: Field system and hut settlements on south-west slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66079 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66082 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66076 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66077 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement west of Longaford and Littleford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66078 | Related to: Pillow mound within rabbit warren at Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2022 2:12PM |
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