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| HER Number: | MDV6779 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement south-east of Sittaford Tor |
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Summary
One of a group of at least twenty unenclosed hut circles; a double walled type, turf-covered with an entrance on the south-east side. Measures 4 metres in diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 638 825 |
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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/37/2
- Old SAM Ref: 28681
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX68SW18, 14/9/1951 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV242901.
Hut B (SX6383 8254). Double walled type turf-covered. Diameter 4.0 metres, wall width 1.25 metres, height 0.5m.
Fletcher, M., 1990, Field Investigation; Hut Circle Settlement south-south-east of Grey Weathers (Report - Survey). SDV242905.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144202, 10/9/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle at SX63858254 forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 575 metres south of the Grey Wethers stone circles. Diameter 4 metres. Internal area 12.56 metres. Rubble wall 1 metre wide, 0.55 metres high. A large earth fast rock forms the north-east side of this hut.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Hut circle is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV242901 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX68SW18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 14/9/1951. |
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| SDV242905 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 1990. Field Investigation; Hut Circle Settlement south-south-east of Grey Weathers. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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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 144202, 10/9/1997. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #98655 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6777 | Part of: Hut circle settlement 730 metres south-east of Sittaford Tor (Monument) |
| MDV6778 | Related to: Hut in settlement south-east of Sittaford Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 28 2015 4:11PM |
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