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Multi-periodSite Name: Sittaford Marsh Hut Circles Alternative Name: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill BrookCountry: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Chagford
Map Ref: SX6402982560
Latitude: 50.626842N Longitude: 3.923745W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The co-ords given are accurate but the group is a pretty loose cluster,
From the Devon HER:
'A group of at least 20 freestanding hut circles occupy both the broad shelf and lower south-eastern slopes of the valley of the Lade Hill Brook below Sittaford Tor. Six huts are fairly substantial however the majority are small and rather ragged.'
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