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HER Number:	MDV59150
Name:	HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Gidleigh

Summary

Diameter measures 4m. Earthwork wall 1.3m wide, 0.5m high. Internal area 12.56m. A 125 degree facing gap may represent doorway. Gorse growing on wall, elsewhere mainly grass.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 640 876
Map Sheet:	SX68NW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Gidleigh
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	GIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1018788: An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
SHINE: Earthworks and walling of a prehistoric chambered tomb, Bronze Age hut circle settlements and reave, and medieval and post medieval streamworks along the Gallaven Brook, west of Rippator

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/77/1
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 148921 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(03/10/1997) Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 440m SW of Rippator.
SX 64048768 Diameter measures 4m. Earthwork wall 1.3m wide, 0.5m high. Internal area 12.56m. A 125 degree facing gap may represent doorway. Gorse growing on wall, elsewhere mainly grass.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 148921.

Associated Monuments

MDV20905

Part of: Hut settlement south of Gallaven Brook (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Apr 27 2022 11:20AM

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