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HER Number: | MDV103661 |
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Name: | Hut circle settlement west of Lints Tor |
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Summary
The remains of a Bronze Age stone hut circle lying on a small natural terrace on an otherwise very steep east facing slope overlooking the West Okement River and Lints Tor. The settlement includes a solitary scheduled stone hut circle which survives as a 1.5 metre wide and 0.4 metre high rubble bank surrounding a 3.5 metre diameter circular internal area. Another possible hut to the north and length of field boundary.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 575 874 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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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 Monuments Record: SX58NE32
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063585
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- WALL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(27/04/1994) Centred SX 5754 8743. One or two hut circles and a short length of field boundary lie on a slight shelf on the steep NE facing slope of Kitty Tor, overlooking the West Okement River. The S hut, at SX 5755 8739, consists of an unbroken ring of turf covered boulders 1m wide and a maximum of 0.4m high. The level interior is slightly ovoid, measuring 3.2m N-S by 2.6m and there is no obvious entrance. The possible N hut, at SX 5755 8746, is formed on three sides by large earthfast blocks with a low stony bank, 1.4m wide and 0.4m high, closing the remaining gap. The sloping interior measures 4.7m NE-SW by 4m and there is no obvious entrance.
The turf and stone boundary bank runs roughly SW-NE from SX 5753 8742 to SX 5755 8749 and measures on average 1.3m wide and 0.4m high.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(16/03/2004) This feature is as described IN1994 and is under no threat.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Two hut circles and a fragment of enclosure to the west of Lints Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63164 ] |
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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. |
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SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV60360 | Parent of: Hut Circle 420 metres south-west of Lint Tor (Monument) |
MDV5557 | Related to: Hut circle settlement north-west of Lints Tor (Monument) |
MDV11805 | Related to: Hut Settlement 340 metres south-west of Lints Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
Date Last Edited: | Oct 26 2021 10:54AM |
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