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HER Number: | MDV28605 |
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Name: | Hut circle south-east of Yartor Down |
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Summary
A terraced hut circle built against the south side of an enclosure wall, south-west of Ollsbrim. It is a turf covered circle with some stone visible and although originally circular it now has the appearance of a rectangular platform. It has a level interior and there is no definable entrance. This hut measures approximately 7.5 metres diameter, with walls 1.6 metres thick and 1.0 metres high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 683 733 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE125
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443222
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/450
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67SE125
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE125 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV347116.
(22/05/1980) At SX 68337332, above Eastern Combe at 342.m. O.D. and adjoining the southern side of a field wall of the reave system (SX 67 SE 94) is a circular platform.
It is 7.5m. in diameter, levelled to a height of 0.5m. on the lower side and appears to represent a stripped out hut circle.
Found during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (see plan).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX67SE (Cartographic). SDV345957.
Not recorded.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 121 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Hut circle shown on map on the south side of a field boundary. Other details: Map 12, Sites 1-3.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Part of Dartmeet coaxial field system (Northern Part) which was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 43.
Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.
(14/03/2008) A terraced hut circle built against the south side of an enclosure wall, south-west of Ollsbrim. It is a turf covered circle with some stone visible and although originally circular it now has the appearance of a rectangular platform. It has a level interior and there is no definable entrance. This hut measures approximately 7.5m diameter, with walls 1.6m thick and 1.0m high.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Southern half of a hut circle shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape (Website). SDV362732.
A terraced hut circle built against the south side of an enclosure wall, south-west of Ollsbrim. It is a turf covered circle with some stone visible and although originally circular it now has the appearance of a rectangular platform. It has a level interior and there is no definable entrance. This hut measures approximately 7.5 metres diameter, with walls 1.6 metres thick and 1.0 metres high (citing Newman, P., 14/03/2008, English Heritage Archaeological Field Investigation).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 121. |
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SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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SDV345957 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX67SE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86132 ] |
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SDV347061 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2008. Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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SDV347116 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE125. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV362732 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2019. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6030 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
MDV6462 | Related to: Hut circle 460 metres north-west of Sharp Tor (Monument) |
MDV125413 | Related to: Ridge and furrow north-west of Sharp Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2022 3:44PM |
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