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HER Number: | MDV6491 |
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Name: | Hut 300m north-west of Saddle Bridge |
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Summary
The remains of a Bronze Age hut circle measuring 7.3m in diameter and 1.4m in height. There is no obvious entrance.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 662 721 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443013
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX67SE54
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/99
- Old SAM County Ref: 795
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Burnard, R., 1888 - 1889, On the Track of the 'Old Men', Dartmoor, 106 (Article in Serial). SDV154694.
About 229m south of the ruins of Week Ford 2 is a hut circle. The foundations appear celtic, but it has a comparatively modern dry wall erection on it, forming a rough gable. Higher up the hill are ancient enclosures mapping out the slope in squares (burnard).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/233, pt.1 5305 (Aerial Photograph). SDV217570.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951/1980, SX67SE54 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV217568.
(15/09/1951) Hut circle in very poor condition. Approximately two thirds of stones standing, remainder soil bound. 1.4m high.
(25/03/1980) On a north-east slope at 277m. OD is the remains of a Type 2 (SX 56 NE 71) hut circle in fair condition though part of the northeast perimeter has been rebuilt (see GP). The level interior measures 7.3m. in diameter with walling of large boulders and rubble 1.0m. wide and up to 1.4m. high. There is no obvious entrance. It is situated within the parallel reave system. (SX 67 SE 95), one reave of which adjoins the hut.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Ancient Monuments, 1970, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV217567.
(15/04/1970) Well preserved hut circle. Drystone walling to a maximum of 6 courses. Associated field system of at least four rectangular fields continues south of the O Brook.
National Monument Record, 1977, NMR SX6672/3, 166-170 (Aerial Photograph). SDV144287.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle close to a reave and attached to a bank at right angle to the reave. Within the reave system SX67SE/248. Visible on 1977 NMR aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(31/01/1996) As described in 1980.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV144287 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. NMR SX6672/3. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 166-170. |
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SDV154694 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1888 - 1889. On the Track of the 'Old Men', Dartmoor. Transactions of the Plymouth Institute. 10. 106. |
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SDV217567 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1970. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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SDV217568 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951/1980. SX67SE54. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV217570 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/233. royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). pt.1 5305. |
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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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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. [Mapped feature: #138106 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV27685 | Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2022 3:17PM |
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