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| HER Number: | MDV5178 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Bishop's Meads settlement |
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Summary
Hut circle (central of three clear huts); part of a settlement at Bishop's Meads.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 657 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walls of Bronze Age hut circle settlement located at the northern end of the Avon Dam Reservoir, comprising three hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/9/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 4272 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV153683.
Hut circle B; one of a group of three. This hut has no obvious entrance, and is in fragmentary condition.
Robinson, R., 1978, Bishop's Meads hut circles (Worksheet). SDV153684.
This hut circle is separated by only a few metres to those to the north and south and is very fragmentary. It is hard to estimate the diameter, although it is smaller than the other two. The walls are low, 0.25 - 0.5 meters.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 155 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Other details: Map 57, 22.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4272. |
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| SDV153683 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV153684 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Bishop's Meads hut circles. South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 155. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94082 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5176 | Part of: Settlement at Bishop's Mead (Monument) |
| MDV5179 | Related to: Hut circle in Bishop's Meads settlement (Monument) |
| MDV5177 | Related to: Hut circle in Bishop's Meads settlement (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2013 12:51PM |
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