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| HER Number: | MDV6089 |
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| Name: | Alleged hut circles, Riddon Ridge |
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Summary
Traces of two hut circles are alleged at this location although the precise location is disputed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 667 769 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and stone walling remains of an extensive Bronze Age field system, reaves, enclosures, cairns and hut circle settlements on Riddon Ridge overlain with a medieval field system and associated enclosures and Whiteslade post-medieval farmstead
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE13
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442459
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/78
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1945, SX67NE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV246770.
Vague traces of two circles can be seen amidst extensive scatters of stones (Worth, R. H., 09/12/1948).
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/F62/58/6399, 026-27 (Aerial Photograph). SDV272301.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(27/08/1992) SX 667769. There is no ground evidence to support the presence of the hut circle recorded by Worth. The area lies under long tufty grass and heather on a moderate north-east facing flank of Riddon Ridge.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV246770 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1945. SX67NE13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV272301 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/F62/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 026-27. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2022 11:01AM |
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