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HER Number:MDV24773
Name:Hut circle 55 metres west of enclosed settlement, Dean Prior

Summary

Isolated Hut Circle '3' located 55 metres west of Enclosure 'A' (Butler) with an extension on the west side shown on 19th century map

Location

Grid Reference:SX 674 657
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of two joining Bronze Age hut circles, part of a dispersed group of hut circles, settlements and enclosures to the north of the Avon Dam Reservoir

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66NE16
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/237
  • Pastscape: 441396
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, 09/04/1980, NMR SX6765, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV146067.

Photograph taken on 9th April 1980.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle with an extension around the west side shown on 19th century map.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Two attached hut circles visible on aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 152-3, map 57, Figure 57.20 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '3' of 7.5 metres by 5.0 metres located 55 metres west of Enclosure 'A' at 'Hickaton Hill South-east' is oval shaped with an extension on the west side.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle and extension visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Pair of adjoining hut circles shown on modern mapping.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441396, SX66NE16 (Website). SDV363416.

Three, free-standing, terraced, Type II hut circles, average internal diameter 6.5 meters, walls 1.4 meters wide and in fair condition, one with an attached yard, 10 meters by 3.5 meters internally, lie close to the settlement.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV146067Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 09/04/1980. NMR SX6765. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 152-3, map 57, Figure 57.20.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127542 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441396, SX66NE16.

Associated Monuments

MDV5227Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129295Related to: Enclosure 'A' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129296Related to: Enclosure 'B' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129297Related to: Enclosure 'C' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129298Related to: Enclosure 'D' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 21 2020 12:20PM