HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.


HER Number:MDV78684
Name:Hut circle 'c' in settlement south of Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

A small hut circle 'c' in unenclosed settlement south of Royal Hill. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 624 713
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUNKNOWN

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of Bronze Age hut circle settlement south-east of Royal Hill, consisting of at least eight hut circles and part of an enclosure

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67SW75
  • Pastscape: 443458
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Early Medieval - 1066 AD to 1399 AD (Between))

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 213, Map 63 (Monograph). SDV337765.

'Royal Hill South-east' settlement on the west side of the Swincombe valley with at least six small huts up to about 4.0 metres 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.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 443458, SX67SW75 (Website). SDV363416.

Field Investigation on 5th March 1989. Hut circle 'c': a well-defined hut circle situated at SX62397134 on the line of the enclosure wall. Internally it is 3.0 meters in diameter with walling 1.4 meters wide and 0.4 meters high. It incorporates rubble, boulders, and some inner and outer facing slabs survive in situ. One large slab is 1.5 meters long and 0.7 meters high and a transverse slab is 1.5 meters long and 0.3 meters high. The entrance in the east is adjacent to a stone pit and upcast mound.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 213, Map 63.
SDV345444Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127819 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 443458, SX67SW75.

Associated Monuments

MDV12965Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement south of Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV78790Related to: Hut circle 'a' in unenclosed settlement south of Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV78789Related to: Hut circle 'b' in unenclosed settlement south of Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV78782Related to: Hut circle 'd' in settlement to the south of Royal Hill (Monument)
MDV78786Related to: Hut circle 'e' in settlement south of Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV78785Related to: Hut circle 'f' in settlement to the south of Royal Hill (Monument)
MDV78788Related to: Hut circle 'g' in settlement south of Royal Hill (Monument)
MDV78787Related to: Hut circle 'h' in settlement south of Royal Hill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe

Date Last Edited:Dec 7 2020 1:23PM