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HER Number: | MDV27280 |
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Name: | Hut circle on Manga Hill |
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Summary
A hut circle situated near the N corner of an abandoned early C19th enclosure on the moderate E-facing slope of Manga Hill. Internally 3.8m N-S by 3.5m E-W it is enclosed by turf-covered boulder walls 1.0m to 1.8m thick and 0.3m high. Some leaning external facing slabs are visible on the N side. The hut has a level interior and is terraced on the E side. No entrance is visible though a gap 1.0m wide occurs in the SE side.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 638 847 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW93
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 621696
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/111
- Old SAM Ref: 28758
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6484, 1/231-232 (Aerial Photograph). SDV269515.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small hut circle visible on 1977 NMR aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(09/02/1990) SX 63828470. A hut circle situated near the N corner of an abandoned early C19th enclosure on the moderate E-facing slope of Manga Hill.
Internally 3.8m N-S by 3.5m E-W it is enclosed by turf-covered boulder walls 1.0m to 1.8m thick and 0.3m high. Some leaning external facing slabs are visible on the N side. The hut has a level interior and is terraced on the E side. No entrance is visible though a gap 1.0m wide occurs in the SE side.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152204 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(10/11/1999) At SX 63818470. Hut circle 450m NE of Teignhead Farm. Measures 5m by 3.7m. Internal area 18.5m. Rubble wall 1.5m wide, 0.5m high. A 155 degree facing gap may represent a doorway. The building is orientated NNE to SSW. Earthfast in SW wall. Grass covered.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV269515 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6484. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. 1/231-232. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152204. |
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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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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85680 ] |
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SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8651 - Teignhead Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | May 10 2022 3:17PM |
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