MDE1265 - Possible hut circle adjacent to Farley Water (Monument)

Summary

A hut circle, shown on historic mapping, could not be located during field investigation in 1994 and may have been a natural feature.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

(SS 75234435) Hut Circle (NR) [1] SS 7524 4435. Area 16 feet diameter edged round with stones. Clarke (1938) thought it natural. There is another just to the southeast. [2] There is no hut circle in the area of outcrop and marsh bordering a stream. [3] No trace of a hut circle was found in the vicinity of the National Grid Reference. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5] The feature is marked as a hut circle on 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [6] It is not shown on 2021 MasterMap data. [7]

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor: Bideford Bay to Bridgewater. David and Charles Limited. 195.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N.V.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 24 September 1974.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 26 April 1994 RCHME Field Investigation..
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35266, Extant 19 May 2021.
  • <6>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #47224 ]
  • <7> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap data. 1:2,500.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Devon SMR (Devonshire): SS74SE/13
  • Devon SMR Monument ID: 12275
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20349
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE21
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35266

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7522 4434 (10m by 11m)
Map sheet SS74SE
Civil Parish BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

May 19 2021 12:25PM

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