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| HER Number: | MDV19434 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south of Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 6.5 metres externally with walls 1 metre wide by 0.3 metres high to the south of the Watern Oke settlement
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 566 831 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Structural remains of Bronze Age hut circles and earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking along Western Red Lake
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE43
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064574
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/45
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. + Robinson, R., 1982, Hut circle south of Watern Oke settlement (Worksheet). SDV218567.
Visited on 26th October 1982. Oval prehistoric hut circle on hillslope of east bank of western red lake. Maximum external diameter of 6.50 metres walls circa 1 metre thick.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(01/08/1996) SX 56648312. A solitary hut circle lies on the moderate north-west facing slope above the right bank of Western Red Lake about 100 metres upstream from its junction with the River Tavy. The hut is terraced into the slope and has an internal diameter of 3.8 metres. There is no obvious entrance in the low, turf-covered stony walls which remain on average 0.3 metres high.
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 feature remains as described in 1996.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Hut circle marked on modern mapping.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218567 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. + Robinson, R.. 1982. Hut circle south of Watern Oke settlement. |
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82505 ] |
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| SDV350801 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3562 | Related to: Hut circle '82' to the south of the Watern Oke settlements, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3312 | Related to: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- 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: | Feb 14 2023 12:03PM |
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