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| HER Number: | MDV6773 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within enclosure north-east of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 4.4 metres by 4.6 metres with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.35 metres high within small enclosure in the north-east corner of Broad Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 637 811 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthworks and surviving walls of a dispersed group of at least five Bronze Age hut circles, two fragmentary enclosures and a Bronze Age cairn to the north-east of Broad Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW13
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443932
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card, 1950, SX68SW13, SX68SW13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV242886.
Visited on 19th June 1950. Hut 'a' with a fragmentary wall of isolated stones and turf probable entrance to east.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6381/4, 274-278 (Aerial Photograph). SDV262361.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 161, Map 35, Site 13 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle of circa 5.5 metres diameter at 'Broad Down North-east settlement' reduced to a ring of small stones around a flat interior.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Visited on 23rd November 1994. Hut circle within enclosure of 4.4 metres by 4.6 metres with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.35 metres high.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
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. 161, Map 35, Site 13. |
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| SDV242886 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. 1950. SX68SW13. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX68SW13. |
| SDV262361 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6381/4. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 274-278. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #140375 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H Riley. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6802 | Part of: Enclosure within a loop of the East Dart River, Datmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV134016 | Related to: Hut circle 5 metres north of enclosure north-east of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 17 2023 10:20AM |
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