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HER Number:MDV79012
Name:Hut circle within eastern enclosure south of Rider's Rings, South Brent

Summary

Southern of two hut circles on the north-western boundary of the eastern enclosure to the south of Rider's Rings

Location

Grid Reference:SX 677 640
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement consisting of three enclosures with associated hut circles south of the Rider’s Rings settlement on Zeal Plain, South Brent

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Robinson, R., 1978, Settlement south of Rider's Rings (Worksheet). SDV145620.

This hut circle (5) has a very faint hut platform and is hard to identify. The walls are very low and overgrown. The pound wall meets the wall of this hut.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 143 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Other details: Map 57, 13.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photography of the area.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145620Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Settlement south of Rider's Rings. South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital.
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. 143.
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #128121 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV79011Part of: South-eastern enclosure at settlement 190 meters south of Rider's Rings, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5775Related to: Enclosure within settlement 175 meters south of Rider's Rings, South Brent (Monument)
MDV79013Related to: Hut circle within eastern enclosure south of Rider's Rings, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 30 2020 12:00PM