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| HER Number: | MDV8215 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on Horridge Common |
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Summary
A lone hut circle within a small ruinous enclosure, associated within the reave system on Horridge Common. Condition is stable and in open grassland.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 753 745 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SE5
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445206
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/36
- Old SAM County Ref: 346
- Old SAM Ref: 28774
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Victoria County History, 1906, The Victoria History of the County of Devon (Article in Serial). SDV238214.
Source refers to hut circles on Horridge Common, possibly including the above.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1320 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77SE5 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV306690.
(17/05/1960) Hut circle on Horridge Common. A single hut circle with no identifiable entrance.
A 25" survey has been made.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on the aerial photographs and recorded on map overlay.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152306, 1/4/1999 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle within coaxial fields at SX75337460 on Horridge Common. Diameter 8 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.9 metres high. 200 degree facing gap lined on the east-south-east represents a doorway. Grass, bracken and gorse-covered.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, Map 5 (Monograph). SDV299725.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Clearly visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 50, figure 21 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Hut circle on Horridge Common. A lone hut circle within a small ruinous enclosure, associated within the reave system on Horridge Common. Condition is stable and in open grassland. SX75359 74595.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, RT23 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visit attempted end of October 2020 but ground was too boggy to access site.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1320. |
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| SDV238214 | Article in Serial: Victoria County History. 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Devon. Victoria History of the County of Devon. 1. Unknown. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152306, 1/4/1999. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. Map 5. |
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| SDV306690 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77SE5. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108214 ] |
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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. 50, figure 21. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT23. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV25747 | Related to: Parallel Reave System on Horridge Common (Monument) |
| MDV15391 | Related to: Rippon Tor Reave (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 4:33PM |
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