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HER Number:MDV5281
Name:Hut circle '6' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior

Summary

Hut Circle '6' on the east side of the enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor was excavated in 1954-6

Location

Grid Reference:SX 677 654
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/73/7

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Fox, A., 1957, Excavations at Dean Moor (1954-1956), pg. 66 fig.22 (Article in Serial). SDV167114.

Hut 6. Large hut, poorly preserved. In north-east part of the pound on almost level ground. Many facing stones missing. Entrance from the west. Hearth towards back of hut, on lower side, with a paved surround.
Occupation layers shallow and unprolific. No pottery found, but some clay patches were trodden into the centre of the floor.
Finds; a piece of a shale spindlewhorl, one beach pebble, 14 water worn stones, scrap of flint, and piece of yellow ochre. Patch of charcoal near the door suggested that refuse was thrown outside. Roof supported on ten uprights, bedded in packed postholes.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 147-150, Map 57, Figure 57.16 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '6' of 7.7 to 8.3 mestres diameter at 'Brockhill Foot West enclosure' is a large building in the north-eastern part of the enclosure with an entrance to the south-west.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV167114Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1957. Excavations at Dean Moor (1954-1956). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. Paperback Volume. pg. 66 fig.22.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 147-150, Map 57, Figure 57.16.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #128137 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV14799Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV108858Related to: Cattle shed on perimeter of enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5262Related to: Hut circle '1' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129619Related to: Hut circle '13' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129620Related to: Hut circle '14' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5264Related to: Hut circle '2' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5268Related to: Hut circle '3' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5269Related to: Hut circle '4' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5283Related to: Hut circle '7' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5285Related to: Hut circle '8' in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5286Related to: Hut circle '9' and later structure in enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5273Related to: Hut circles '5A' and '5B' in the enclosed hut settlement on Dean Moor, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV3212 - SPINDLE WHORL (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Events

  • EDV8466 - Excavations in the Avon Valley

Date Last Edited:Jan 29 2021 9:00AM