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HER Number: | MDV62308 |
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Name: | Hut circle in Reave System on Halshanger Common |
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Summary
Hut circle in reave system positioned on a fairly steep slope. Diameter 7.8 metres. Earthwork wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. This hut survives as a scoop cut into the side of a moderately steep slope. Grass, bracken and gorse. Condition stable in 2015.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 742 747 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/55/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28774
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 152288 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visit 1st April 1999. Stone hut circle within coaxial fields on Halsanger Common. Diameter 7.8 metres. Earthwork wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. This hut survives as a scoop cut into the side of a moderately steep slope. Grass, bracken and gorse.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 40, Fig. 5.1, Map 5 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Butler's hut circle 14. Measures 5.3 metres in diameter and is a more isolated location, further uphill than the main huts in the system.
Newman, P., 2013, An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon, Table 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV356396.
Condition stable. Short grassland.
Newman, P., 2013, Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed (Report - Survey). SDV351113.
Site surveyed and grid reference confirmed.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 57 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Hut circle in reave system on Halshanger Common
A stone hut circle located within a neighbourhood group of 16 dispersed huts on Halsanger Common, and the western corner of Rippon Tor enclosure, spread over about 7 hectares amidst the parallel reaves. Some are attached to reaves, though others are free standing. Condition is stable. SX74280 74720
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, RT34 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(17/06/2019) Condition assessed as bad. Substantial gorse growth over an estimated 70% of the earthwork walls and some inside the hut circle. Bracken shoots throughout and heavy gorse in surrounding area up to earthwork walls.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Images taken during the June 2019 visit.
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. 152288. |
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SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 40, Fig. 5.1, Map 5. |
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SDV351113 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96955 ] |
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SDV356396 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2013. An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Bound + Digital. Table 1. |
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SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 57. |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT34. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
MDV8041 | Related to: Halshanger Common Parallel Reave System (Monument) |
MDV62310 | Related to: Hut circle in Reave System on Halshanger Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6433 - Assessment of Halsanger Common, Horridge Common and Rippon Tor
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2020 3:02PM |
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