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| HER Number: | MDV7516 |
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| Name: | Hut circle settlement on Hedge Down |
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Summary
Two hut circles were recorded here by the Ordnance Survey (1953) in a grassy field. Another two possible huts are visible on the recent lidar data.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 731 785 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW6
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445054
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/80
- Old SAM County Ref: 857
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
The south-western hut can be seen on the 1940s RAF aerial (despite the report from the 1985 Aerial Photograph Project). The north-eastern is less clear.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW6, Section drawings (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV297717.
(24/04/1953) (SX 73087855-'A'; SX 73117857-'B') Hut Circles (NR). Two hut circles in a grassy field are both inset into the slope on their western side.
Fox, A., 1954, Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor, 87 (Article in Serial). SDV231175.
Field remnants surround the two huts.
Ancient Monuments, 1971, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV297716.
(12/11/1971) Hut circles on Hedge Down. Hut A (south-western hut); wall stones are large single uprights with a maximum height of 4ft. The position of the entrance is unclear. The hut circle is on a platform cut into the hillslope.
Hut B (north-eastern hut); a ruinous hut circle hut with well preserved entrance uprights on the south side. On a platform cut into the hillside.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol V, 1066 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Robinson, R., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983 (Un-published). SDV345762.
Visited 25/04/1983.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF / NMR photos.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Huts MDV5717 and MDV5718 are visible on the 2006-07 aerial photographs due to the lack of vegetation at this time.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
The scheduled huts are faintly visible on the lidar data, as well as another two possible smaller huts to the east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231175 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1954. Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 20. Unknown. 87. |
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| SDV297716 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1971. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV297717 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Section drawings. |
| 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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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol V, 1066. |
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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV345762 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1983. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142124 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7517 | Parent of: Hut circle on Hedge Down (Monument) |
| MDV7518 | Parent of: Hut circle on Hedge Down (Monument) |
| MDV134716 | Parent of: Possible hut on Hedge Down (Monument) |
| MDV134717 | Parent of: Possible hut on Hedge Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2024 10:04AM |
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