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| HER Number: | MDV8802 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle 80 metres north-west of Blissmoor, Manaton |
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Summary
One of two hut circles on the eastern slope of the hill. Only the northern half of the structure remains.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 806 |
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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: SX79SW17
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445643
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/70
- 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
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4350 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX78SW17 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV303202.
Site visit 23rd March 1953. Hut A. One of two hut circles on eastern slope of hill. Only northern half remains. No entrance visible in surviving half.
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.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Hut circle marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4350. |
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| 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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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #108891 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8763 | Related to: Hut circle 110 metres north-west of Blissmoor, Manaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2021 1:35PM |
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