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HER Number:MDV6749
Name:Hut Circle 'E' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Hut Circle 'E' of 6.1 metres diameter with walls 1 metre wide by 0.6 metres high in settlement south-west of White Ridge. One of a group of six huts excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1896.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 642 818
Map Sheet:SX68SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/11/1
  • Old SAM County Ref: 979
  • Old SAM Ref: 28683

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Baring Gould, S., 1895, Second Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 91 (Article in Serial). SDV271711.

Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 183 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

One of a group of hut circles at white ridge excavated. Diameter 4.88m. This hut had a curved paved approach to the entrance. Charcoal covered floor, but no hearth or platform found. Several fragments of coarse, badly burnt pottery, a flint flake, ten cooking stones or parts of, and a muller upper stone (length 305mm, width 230mm, thickness 115mm) found. Three flint scrapers found near the stream (Lade Hill).

Worth, R. H., 1945, The Dartmoor Hut Circles, 236 (Article in Serial). SDV246120.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX68SW4, Hut E, scale plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV243893.

(28/2/1950) Hut circle E: diameter 5/5m. Double-walled type, walling of large stones. Height 0.5m. Entrance to south.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

Fletcher, M. J., 1990, Field Investigation - Stannon Brook (Report - Survey). SDV251201.

Visited on 2nd September 1990.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144224 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

At SX 64278180. Hut circle forming part of an enclosed stone hut circle settlement in Great Stannon newtake. (24/10/1997) Diameter 6.1m. Internal area 29.2m. Single orthostat wall 1m wide, 0.6m high. A 168 degree facing gap may represent a door. Grass.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 160-161, Map 35, Figure 35.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut Circle '3' at the junction of four boundaries at 'White Ridge South-west 3' settlement.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photography.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018710 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 160-161, Map 35, Figure 35.5.
SDV243893Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX68SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut E, scale plan.
SDV246120Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1945. The Dartmoor Hut Circles. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 77. A5 Hardback. 236.
SDV251201Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 1990. Field Investigation - Stannon Brook. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey.
SDV260468Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1896. Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Digital. 183.
SDV271711Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1895. Second Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 27. Digital. 91.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144224.
SDV350839Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #137334 ]
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018710.

Associated Monuments

MDV6748Part of: Settlement of hut circles and related enclosures south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV132859Related to: Hut Circle 'A' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV132861Related to: Hut Circle 'B' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV132860Related to: Hut Circle 'C' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6752Related to: Hut Circle 'D' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6751Related to: Hut Circle 'F' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV6750Related to: Rubbing stone from a hut circle within settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Mar 14 2023 11:53AM