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| HER Number: | MDV7016 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on Tawton Common 500 metres south of Moorside, South Tawton |
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Summary
One of two hut circles on South Tawton Common, south of Moorside This site is included in the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 652 916 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Two prehistoric hut circles on South Tawton Common
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset: NI site
- National Monuments Record: SX69SE10
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444065
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/62/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138 (Aerial Photograph). SDV238391.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX69SE10, M. J. Fletcher (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV238390.
(29/07/1974) Two hut circles lie on an easterly slope in an area of reclaimed moorland. 'B' SX 65229196. 8.0 metre diameter single walled up to 0.4 metres high with a southern entrance. Published survey 1/2500 revised.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Second of two hut circles on South Tawton Common.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, Map 39, Site 5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of a pair of large hut circles, levelled into the hillside within a bracken-covered field. Both circles measure 9.0 meters in diameter.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
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. 199, Map 39, Site 5. |
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| SDV238390 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX69SE10. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. M. J. Fletcher. |
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| SDV238391 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #99326 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27445 | Related to: Field system on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
| MDV27508 | Related to: Hut circle 240 meters west of Higher Blackaton (Monument) |
| MDV7015 | Related to: Hut circle on Tawton Common 500 metres south of Moorside, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 13 2023 4:21PM |
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