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HER Number: | MDV4602 |
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Name: | Hut circle 4, Merrrivale settlement |
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Summary
Hut circle 4 (or C – Ordnance Survey) ; part of the settlement north of the road. Within the guardianship area managed by Dartmoor National Park Authority.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 555 750 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/33/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 332
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 12/01/1996
- Old SAM Ref: 24191
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV219145.
Hut circle C measures 7.0 meters in diameter, 0.5 meters in height. One of a group of thirty eight huts and three enclosures. This hut circle is in good condition and is composed of large boulders; the entrance is to the south-east.
National Monuments Record, 1976, National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDV345011.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Recorded during Aerial Photograph Project.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North (Monograph). SDV219155.
Other details: 73-75.
Gerrard, S., 1994, MPP/133501 (Site Visit). SDV219156.
Hut circle within large, partially enclosed settlement. The hut circle is terraced into hill slope and has a simple plan and double orthostat walling. The interior of the hut is oval, 7.4 meters by 5.8 meters and the wall is 1.6 meters wide, standing to a height of 0.7 meters.
Probert, S. A. J., 2000, The Merrivale Guardianship Area, Walkhampton, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV344969.
Hut circle number 4 (SX55597510). Measures 6.3 meters in diameter internally and walls survive to a height of 0.4 meters and width of 1.6 meters. Other details: 12 (Fig 4).
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, MER-24 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 19/10/2019. Hut circle covered with grass and reed with gorse outcrops. Overall condition good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, MER-24 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 340° showing grass cover with gorse outcrops.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219145 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. |
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SDV219156 | Site Visit: Gerrard, S.. 1994. MPP/133501. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. |
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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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SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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SDV344969 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2000. The Merrivale Guardianship Area, Walkhampton, Devon. English Heritage. 1247982. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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SDV345011 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. SX5575/1/433. Unknown. |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. MER-24. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. MER-24. |
Associated Monuments
MDV4897 | Part of: Merrivale hut circle settlement (Monument) |
MDV4600 | Related to: Hut circle 2, Merrrivale settlement (Monument) |
MDV4601 | Related to: Hut circle 3, Merrrivale settlement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4830 - Survey of guardianship area, Merrivale
Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2019 2:55PM |
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