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| HER Number: | MDV8039 |
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| Name: | Hut circles in reave system on Blackslade Down |
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Summary
Hut circles on Blackslade Down; one is attached to a cross reave, while a second single hut is located just below a leat. Both are in poor condition and are declining.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 746 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age coaxial field system around Pil Tor with remains of reaves, enclosures, hut circle settlements including Foales Arrishes, continuing south onto Blackslade Down
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common and Blackslade Down, including prehistoric hut circle settlements and cairns, medieval and later remains
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 445340
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/66
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX77SW38 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV283365.
Air photographs show what appears to be at least two hut circles within an enclosure at SX73757464.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4409-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX7374, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV314947.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Rectilinear enclosure visible attached to reave and lying within a parallel reave system. It has two hut circles incorporated into its walls.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle attached to a cross reave is faintly visible on the aerial photograph. Map object based on this source.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 49, Fig 18 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Hut circle on Blackslade Down at SX73653 74661; hut circle attached to a cross reave. A second single hut is located at SX73693 74721, just below a leat. Both are in poor condition and are declining. Map object based on this source.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(19/10/2020) Condition assessed as bad; gorse completely covers the huts and further damage caused by path in close proximity.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Images taken during October 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4409-10. |
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| SDV283365 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX77SW38. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV314947 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX7374. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2. |
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| 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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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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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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 49, Fig 18. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV25167 | Related to: Dry leat on Buckland Common (Monument) |
| MDV25215 | Related to: Parallel reaves on Blackslade Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2021 10:34AM |
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