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HER Number: | MDV50154 |
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Name: | Hut Circle at Watern Oke settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut Circle of 3.2 metres diameter with walls 1.1 metres wide by 0.4 metres high at Watern Oke settlement. Not excavated in 1905
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 564 834 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/16/99
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/6
- Old SAM Ref: 20357
- Old SAM Ref: 20357(P)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE9, SX58SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232751.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129233 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1992) Hut circle of simple plan and rubble bank walling type. The interior measurers 3.2m in diameter and is defined by a 1.1m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high. This building was not excavated or surveyed by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut Circle '2' of circa 2.0 metres diameter at 'Watern Oke West settlement' in an area of 'clitter' to the west of the main settlement.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Not shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1011562 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
This monument includes a stone hut circle situated within an area of clitter on a south facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Tavy and forming part of the large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke. The building is composed of stone and earth walls 1.1 metres wide and 0.4 metres high surrounding a circular internal area 3.2 metres in diameter. This building was not excavated or surveyed by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 101-102, Map 32, Figure 32.4. |
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SDV232751 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX58SE9. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129233. |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139828 ] |
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SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011562. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3312 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Watern Oke, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
Date Last Edited: | Jan 7 2023 10:26AM |
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