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HER Number:MDV128658
Name:Small hut circle in settlement east of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Small hut circle as a levelled platform of 2.1 metres by 1.4 metres in settlement east of Rattle Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 562 845
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 58 SE 6
  • Pastscape: 440594

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 103, Map 32, Site 7 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at 'Lower Rattle Brook east bank settlement'.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(21/08/2003) This settlement remains as described and in good condition.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape (Website). SDV363416.

(17/08/1995, Royal Commission Field Investigation) Hut in settlement comprising 22 hut circles, two other structures, two clearance cairns and several irregular enclosures. The huts are generally small and well-built though some are merely crude circles of stone. All diameter measurements are internal.
SX 5622 8457 Hut diameter measures 2.1 by 1.4m. Levelled platform

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1007539 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 103, Map 32, Site 7.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350801Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #139949 ]
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007539.

Associated Monuments

MDV3572Part of: Hut circle settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128646Related to: Hut in settlement 510m north of Deadlake Foot (Monument)
MDV128647Related to: Hut in settlement 510m north of Deadlake Foot (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Jan 26 2023 12:00PM