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| HER Number: | MDV7421 |
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| Name: | Southern of two Prehistoric hut circles on the west side of the road to the east of Pitton |
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Summary
One of two hut circles hut a vis=24/4/1953 (os) both circles almost hidden under copse of high gorse are in state of dilapidation. Inset on eastern side into the bank dropping steeply down from the lane to the farm called pitton. Difficult to distinguish position of doorway. No associated finds. Vis=12/11/1971 (ancient monuments) wall a maximum of 3 courses high and well preserved on the east. Entrance unclear but probably on the west side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 723 786 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/9/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 855
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
One of two hut circles hut a vis=24/4/1953 (os) both circles almost hidden under copse of high gorse are in state of dilapidation. Inset on eastern side into the bank dropping steeply down from the lane to the farm called pitton. Difficult to distinguish position of doorway. No associated finds. Vis=12/11/1971 (ancient monuments) wall a maximum of 3 courses high and well preserved on the east. Entrance unclear but probably on the west side.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV308661.
Osa=sx77nw11.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Southern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV308661 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #101478 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7420 | Part of: Pair of hut circles west of the road to the east of Pitton (Monument) |
| MDV7422 | Related to: Northern of two Prehistoric hut circles on the west side of the road to the east of Pitton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 19 2015 7:47PM |
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