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| HER Number: | MDV7545 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on Dunstone Down |
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Summary
Hut is inset into the hill on the north-west side and the doorway is on SE with NE orthostat still standing. The floor is horizontal and grass and furze covered.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 707 754 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW44
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445146
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/97
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1954, SX77NW44, sketch plan and section. (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV298445.
Hut circle. Hut is inset into the hill on the north-west side and the doorway is on SE with NE orthostat still standing. The floor is horizontal and grass and furze covered. No finds made. The bank of the pound is traceable but the stonework is fragmentary.
(28/10/1954) Hut circle surveyed but pound cannot be located.
Linehan, C. D., 1962, A forgotten Manor in Widecombe-in-the-Moor with Notes on its Geology, Archaeology and Mining by H. French, 474? (Article in Serial). SDV288170.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric, (1963) (Cartographic). SDV350058.
(SX 70747541) Hut Circle (NR).
Royal Air Force, 1964, F63/58/6399, 0021-22 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229824.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol V, 1082 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1459, 58 (Aerial Photograph). SDV291903.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229824 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. F63/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 0021-22. |
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| SDV288170 | Article in Serial: Linehan, C. D.. 1962. A forgotten Manor in Widecombe-in-the-Moor with Notes on its Geology, Archaeology and Mining by H. French. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 94. Paperback Volume. 474?. |
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| SDV291903 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1459. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 58. |
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| SDV298445 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1954. SX77NW44. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. sketch plan and section.. |
| 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, 1082. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1963). |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #137702 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7542 | Part of: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 2:18PM |
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