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HER Number: | MDV2340 |
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Name: | Hut circle on the north-east side of Wigford Down |
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Summary
One of two huts in / on edge of a sub-circular enclosure within a larger rectangular enclosure / fields on the north-eastern side of Wigford Down.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 549 652 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Meavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW27
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439087
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/29
- Old SAM County Ref: 436
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, 3239-40 (Aerial Photograph). SDV340833.
(SX 54966525) Circular crop-mark, probably a hut circle, is situated within a short distance south of a later rectangular enclosure boundary.
Ancient Monuments, 1959, Settlement, on Wigford Down (Report - Survey). SDV250864.
July 1959 Five huts about 6 metres in diameter associated with complex field system. Prehistoric fields which are defined by stone walls and lynchets have been overlaid by Medieval field boundaries. In middle ages formed part of Buckland Abbey estate. Moorland. Area contained by Wigford Down parallel reave system (Bronze Age).
Price, D. G., 1978, Settlement and ancient fields on Wigford Down, 69-75 (Article in Serial). SDV220620.
Fleming, A., 1978, The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor. Part 1: South Dartmoor, 97-123 (Article in Serial). SDV235265.
Settlement, on Wigford Down, south of Durrance.
Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV342809.
Department of Environment Field Monument Warden visit 11/5/1982.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A field system is visible here, but the hut circles are not visible on the 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 78, Map 48.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted by Butler; one of two huts in / on edge of sub-circular enclosure within larger rectangular enclosure / fields on the north-eastern side of Wigford Down.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2020, Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey (Report - Survey). SDV363780.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 78, Map 48.1. |
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SDV220620 | Article in Serial: Price, D. G.. 1978. Settlement and ancient fields on Wigford Down. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 110. Unknown. 69-75. |
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SDV235265 | Article in Serial: Fleming, A.. 1978. The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor. Part 1: South Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 44. Unknown. 97-123. |
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SDV250864 | Report - Survey: Ancient Monuments. 1959. Settlement, on Wigford Down. Unknown. |
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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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SDV340833 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3239-40. |
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SDV342809 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1982. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Unknown. |
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SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #83899 ] |
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SDV363780 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2020. Wigford Down Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV2219 | Part of: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument) |
MDV12705 | Related to: Hut circle on the north-east side of Wigford Down (Monument) |
MDV40211 | Related to: Medieval field system on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8316 - Wigford Down PAL survey
Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 11:14AM |
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