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HER Number:MDV6972
Name:Hut Circle '4' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh

Summary

Hut Circle '4' of 10.4 metres diameter in the large settlement on Throwleigh Common

Location

Grid Reference:SX 657 909
Map Sheet:SX69SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishThrowleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHROWLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 69 SE 11
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/26/1
  • Old SAM County Ref: 778
  • Old SAM Ref: 28694
  • Pastscape: 444068

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 196-198, Map 39, Figure 39.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle '4' of 8.9 metres diameter is one of four large huts set along a 'street' running through the settlement. It is located in the north-west corner of a rectilinear field within 'Throwleigh Common settlement'.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Newman, P., 2007, Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh, Devon. A 'Premier Archaeological Landscape' within Dartmoor National Park Level 2 Survey Report, 7, figure (Report - Survey). SDV360261.

Hut 4 SX 6573 9093
A subtle circular bank within a corner formed by two reaves joining obliquely. It has a level interior and a diameter of 10.4 metres. There is a slight crescentic scarp forming the upslope side of the hut. Very little stone from the walls is now visible.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2017, Site visits to Throwleigh Common (Personal Comment). SDV360253.

Site visited 4/07/2017. Plotted using GPS (SX65738 90929). Not as densely vegetated as surrounding land. Centre of hut circle easily visible. Situated on prehistoric street of hut circles.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018916 (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. 196-198, Map 39, Figure 39.1.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV360253Personal Comment: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2017. Site visits to Throwleigh Common. Field Investigation. Not Applicable.
SDV360261Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh, Devon. A 'Premier Archaeological Landscape' within Dartmoor National Park Level 2 Survey Report. English Heritage. 40/2007. A4 Bound + Digital. 7, figure. [Mapped feature: #99146 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018916.

Associated Monuments

MDV6971Part of: Settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV59293Related to: Hut Circle '5' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV7017Related to: Hut Circle '6' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV7014Related to: Hut Circle '7' in settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV27495Related to: Throwleigh Common parallel reave system (Monument)
MDV27498Related to: Track within settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7297 - Survey of Throwleigh Common Premier Archaeological Landscape

Date Last Edited:Aug 3 2023 4:38PM

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