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| HER Number: | MDV13018 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement to the north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Remains of a hut-circle of 8.0 metres diameter. Two poorly preserved lynchets up to 0.6 metres high and 18.0 metres wide run for some 50.0 metres south-east from the hut circle.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 894 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE61
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443650
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/93
- Old SAM Ref: 34479
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 3384-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Cropmarks of probable enclosures and hut circles at SX 655896.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE61 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV254300.
(27/06/1978) Situated at SX 65508946 on a south east facing hillslope are the vestigial remains of a hut-circle 8.0m in diameter. Two poorly preserved lynchets up to 0.6m high and 18.0m wide run for some 50.0m south east from the hut circle.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF 1947 photos.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 190-192, Map 38, Site 7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Two flattened stone areas along the west side of the enclosure at Site '7' are all that remains of a pair of hut circles.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1021215 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
The monument includes part of a coaxial field system, associated prehistoric settlements and cairns situated on the east facing slope of Buttern Hill.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1021215 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 190-192, Map 38, Site 7. |
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| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 3384-5. |
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| SDV254300 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68NE61. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136327 ] |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1021215. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134143 | Part of: Enclosure within settlement to the north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6133 | Part of: Settlement north-west of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV134142 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the north of Buttern Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 3:21PM |
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