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| HER Number: | MDV8763 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 110 metres north-west of Blissmoor, Manaton |
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Summary
One of two hut circles cut into the eastern slope of the hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 807 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pair of Bronze Age hut circles 80 metres north-west of Blissmoor, Manaton
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record (Yes): SX79SW17
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445643
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/41
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX79SW17
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX78SW17 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV303202.
Site visit 23rd March 1953. Hut B. One of two hut circles sited on the eastern slope of the hill. This one is cut into the slope. Entrance to the south-east. In a good state of preservation. No associated field system or enclosure.
Fox, A., 1954, Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor, 87 (Article in Serial). SDV231175.
Remains of a Bronze Age/Iron Age settlement, north of Blissmoor farmhouse, consisting of two huts, 26 ft diameter, and remnants of field walls and lynchets.
National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1748, SF1748/198 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279663.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible and recorded.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle visible. Located on the outside of the junction of two banks.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Hut circle marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231175 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1954. Celtic Fields and Farms on Dartmoor in Light of Recent Excavations at Kestor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 20. Unknown. 87. |
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| SDV279663 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. SF1748. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). SF1748/198. |
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| SDV303202 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX78SW17. 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. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108852 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62925 | Related to: Field System to north-west of Blissmoor House, Manaton (Monument) |
| MDV8802 | Related to: Hut Circle 80 metres north-west of Blissmoor, Manaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2021 1:34PM |
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