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HER Number: | MDV79015 |
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Name: | Hut circle in northern enclosure at settlement 100 meters south of Rider's Rings, South Brent |
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Summary
Hut Circle '1' built into the north-western perimeter wall of northern enclosure at 'Zeal Hill East' (Butler)
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 677 640 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | South Brent |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement consisting of three enclosures with associated hut circles south of the Rider’s Rings settlement on Zeal Plain, South Brent
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE9
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66SE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145618.
Hut circle E measures 6.0 meters in diameter and abuts onto the western edge of the enclosure. (It is not clear on the Ordnance Survey card which hut is which but this is likely to be hut E).
Robinson, R., 1978, Settlement south of Rider's Rings (Worksheet). SDV145620.
This hut circle (1) interrupts the pound walls of enclosure A. It has low, overgrown walls 2.0 meters wide and measures 6.0 meters in diameter internally.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 143, Map 57, Figure 57.13 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut Circle '1' of 5.8 metres diameter is built into the north-western boundary wall of the northern enclosure at 'Zeal Hill East'.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Hut circle visible on aerial photography of the area.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV145618 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66SE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV145620 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Settlement south of Rider's Rings. South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital. |
SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 143, Map 57, Figure 57.13. |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #128125 ] |
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SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV26431 | Part of: norther enclosure within prehistoric settlement south of Rider's Rings, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 30 2020 12:43PM |
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