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HER Number:MDV26858
Name:HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor

Summary

Two hut circles visible on 1979/1990 aerial images in a field system 1. SX 7081 7661, 2. SX 7084 7659.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 708 766
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/214
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV300229.

Aph=nmr sf1459/47(1/3/1979).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV300230.

Aph=dap/qe 5,6/(14/3/1990).

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

Two hut circles visible on 1979/1990 aerial images in a field system 1. SX 7081 7661, 2. SX 7084 7659.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV300229Aerial Photograph:
SDV300230Aerial Photograph:
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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 25 2023 10:43AM