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HER Number: | MDV54624 |
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Name: | Pair of huts on Hurston Ridge |
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Summary
Two disturbed adjoining hut circles on a gentle north-east flank of Chagford Common 435m north of the summit of Water Hill on Hurston Ridge. The interiors of both huts are level and neither possesses a definable entrance. The western hut survives as a circular hollow 4.7m in diameter with a slight lip 0.8m wide and 0.2m high which is absent in the south-western quadrant. The eastern hut, 4.3m in diameter, is edged by a similar rim on the west and north.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 671 817 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Chagford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE292
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 919047
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/363
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(04/11/1992) Centred SX 67198173. Two disturbed adjoining hut circles on a gentle north-east flank of Chagford Common 435m north of the summit of Water Hill on Hurston Ridge.
The interiors of both huts are level and neither possesses a definable entrance. The western hut survives as a circular hollow 4.7m in diameter with a slight lip 0.8m wide and 0.2m high which is absent in the south-western quadrant. The eastern hut, 4.3m in diameter, is edged by a similar rim on the west and north.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #34451 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Apr 4 2022 12:03PM |
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