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| HER Number: | MDV78980 |
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| Name: | Hut circle associated with enclosure, Dockwell Ridge |
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Summary
Hut circle either incoperated into boundary wall of enclosure on Dockwell Ridge or just outside of enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 684 639 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement on Dockwell Ridge, comprising enclosures with associated hut circles
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1978, Woolholes enclosed hut groups (Dockwell Ridge) (Worksheet). SDV145074.
This hut circle has an internal diameter of 5.5 meters and walls surviving to a height of 0.5 meters, 2.3 meters wide. The entrance to the enclosure may be located just to the south of this circle.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 109-110 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Butler describes this as hut circle 8 and also identifies another circle with annex adjoining it which is within the enclosure. This second hut circle is not apparent from any other source. Other details: Map 57, 9.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle visible on 2010 aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145074 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Woolholes enclosed hut groups (Dockwell Ridge). South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 109-110. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105786 ] |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5713 | Part of: Small enclosure with hut circles on Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV78981 | Related to: Hut circle associated with enclosure, Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV78983 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure, Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 18 2012 2:41PM |
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