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HER Number: | MDV6749 |
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Name: | Hut Circle 'E' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest |
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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 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: 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
SDV219155 | Monograph: 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. |
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SDV243893 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX68SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut E, scale plan. |
SDV246120 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1945. The Dartmoor Hut Circles. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 77. A5 Hardback. 236. |
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SDV251201 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 1990. Field Investigation - Stannon Brook. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. |
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SDV260468 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1896. Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Digital. 183. |
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SDV271711 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1895. Second Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 27. Digital. 91. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144224. |
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SDV350839 | Report - 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. |
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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: #137334 ] |
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SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018710. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6748 | Part of: Settlement of hut circles and related enclosures south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV132859 | Related to: Hut Circle 'A' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV132861 | Related to: Hut Circle 'B' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV132860 | Related to: Hut Circle 'C' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV6752 | Related to: Hut Circle 'D' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV6751 | Related to: Hut Circle 'F' in settlement south-west of White Ridge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV6750 | Related 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 |
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