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HER Number: | MDV62315 |
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Name: | Hut circle in Reave System on Halshanger Common |
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Summary
Remains of a hut circle, 6.0 metres diameter.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 745 747 |
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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/55/7
- 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., 152294 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visit 1st April 1999. Stone hut circle within coaxial fields on Halsanger Common. Diameter 5.6 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. Large irregular shaped pit in western part of hut measures 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres. Hawthorn on south-east wall. Grass and bracken.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 40, Fig. 5.1, Map 5 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Butler’s hut circle 10. Measures 6.0 metres and only a few stones of the lowest course of walling still protrude through the turf.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Circular feature visible on the aerial photography at this location.
Newman, P., 2013, An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon, Table 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV356396.
Condition stable. Short grassland and bracken.
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 7ha amidst the parallel reaves. Some are attached to reaves, though others are free standing. Condition is stable. SX74575 74719
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, RT31 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(04/08/2019) Condition is assessed as bad. Bracken cover over 100% of walls and interior. Feature surrounded by extensive heavy bracken cover.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during August 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. 152294. |
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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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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96961 ] |
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SDV351113 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed. Digital. |
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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. RT31. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
MDV62314 | 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 3:08PM |
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