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Summary

Hut circle with internal diameter of 6.1 metres north-south by 6.5 metres east-west defined by massive walls averaging 3.3 metres wide. The internal face averages 0.6 metres high and is revetted on the north-west and north-eastern arcs by large edging slabs. Externally the walls appear very stoney and average 0.7 metres high, although on the south-west they reach 1.2 metres. An entrance on the south gives way to a featureless interior which is terraced into the slope on the north and east.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021049: Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring
• SHINE: Remains of prehistoric field systems and hut circle settlements, as well as funerary monuments above the Cherry Brook Valley, medieval field systems around Huccaby Rings and deserted Coxlake farmstead as well as the Brimpts Tin Mine leat

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 442910
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/55/2
• Old SAM Ref: 34461
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

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.

'Hut Circle' shown on 19th century map.

Haythornthwaite, R. L., 1988, Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, Princetown (Duchy Farms Survey) (Report - Survey). SDV223270.

Hut in settlement at SX65477462. In fine condition, diameter 6.3 metres and has massive walls 3.0 metres wide and 0.8 metres high. Southern entrance. Graded 1 in terms of management importance (highest grade).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157116 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(Visited 10/5/2002) Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 680 metres north of Huccaby Tor. Measures 6.4 metres in diameter, with earthwork and single orthostat wall 3.0 metres wide, 1.1 metres high. Grass and heather within the hut. Gorse and bilberry on the bank. Leat adjacent to the hut is 1.1 metres wide and 0.7 metres deep and material upcast during its construction thrown up onto the hut wall.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 57,Map 28, Site 6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle of 6.7 metres diameter on the edge of the leat in the north-east corner of the northern enclosure at 'Cock's Lake'.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

A settlement comprising two hut circles and a possible third together with at least 3 hectares of associated fields, centred at SX 65477462, on a moderate, south-west facing slope within Brimpts Newtake. The area is predominantly rough grassland with patches of heather, bracken and gorse.
(A) SX 6547 7462 Hut circle with internal diameter of 6.1 metres north-south by 6.5 metres east-west defined by massive walls averaging 3.3 metres wide. The internal face averages 0.6 metres high and is revetted on the north-west and north-eastern arcs by large edging slabs. Externally the walls appear very stoney and average 0.7 metres high, although on the south-west they reach 1.2 metres. An entrance on the south gives way to a featureless interior which is terraced into the slope on the north and east.
The Brimpts Mine Leat (MDV25984) just clips the eastern edge of the hut circle and has damaged the outer face of the walling.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Depicted on the survey layer.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Depicted on Mastermap base layer.

English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1021049 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8634 - Brimpts Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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