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HER Number: | MDV5790 |
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Name: | Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook |
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Summary
Hut Circle '2' within Enclosure 'A' (Butler) at Zeal Hill South
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 671 629 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE29
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441846
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/88/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 381
- Old SAM Ref: 10579
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66SE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145226.
(14/04/1950) One hut circle with others within an enclosure, in good condition. Diameter 8.0 metres.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145167.
(22/12/1977) There are nine huts inside and one outside the enclosure, three being attached to the enclosure walling. All but one of the huts inside the enclosure are of type 2. The other at SX 67796297, is of type 1, possibly built on the remains of type 2. The internal diameters vary from 3.5 metres to 7.0 metres with walling averaging 1.9 metres thick and 0.5 metres high. The majority of the entrances are to the south-east. The huts have levelled interiors and are generally in good condition.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6762, 2/307-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV177951.
Photograph taken on 14th April 1977.
Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.
Site visited on 19th March 1984.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 103-4, Map 57, Figure 57.2 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '2' within Enclosure 'A' at 'Zeal Hill South' is the largest hut at 7 metres diameter and occupies the most prominent position in the enclosure.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1012776 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake. The huts are up to 12 metres in diameter with walls up to a metre in height and 2 metres in thickness, they have entrances on the west or north-west side and some are set into the slope.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV145167 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV145226 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66SE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV177951 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6762. NMR Aerial Photograph. 2/307-8. |
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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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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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. 103-4, Map 57, Figure 57.2. |
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SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127262 ] |
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SDV343082 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1984. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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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). |
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SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012776. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5789 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement north of Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129079 | Related to: Hut outside enclosed settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129075 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129070 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129071 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129072 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129074 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129076 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129077 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV129078 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
MDV5791 | Related to: Hut within settlement north of the Bala Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 7 2023 4:15PM |
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