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HER Number: | MDV125851 |
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Name: | Structure north-north-west of Hart Tor |
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Summary
Small structure roughly square in form, measuring only about 1.5 metres by 1.5 metres internally, and externally about 3.5 metres across. Probably a post-prehistoric structure, perhaps medieval in date. Possibly a 'transhumance' hut used on a seasonal basis, or a store for herdsmen, although could be associated with the prehistoric settlement upslope to the north-east.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 580 722 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 2019, Structure NNW of Hart Tor Meavy Valley (Correspondence). SDV363057.
(Visited 9/06/2019) Structure north-north-west of Hart Tor at SX 58089 72221 (plotted using GPS).
A previously unrecorded small structure apparently closer to square in form rather than circular, only about 1.5 metres by 1.5 metres internally, and externally about 3.5 metres across. Its stone and turf walls/banks are no more than about 0.2 metres in height, though there is quite a prominent vertically set stone (0.3 metres in height) in the western (downslope) wall.
There appear to be gaps about 0.5 metres wide in the centre of both the north-north-west and south-south-west sides. Probably a post-prehistoric structure, perhaps medieval in date. Possibly a 'transhumance' hut used on a seasonal basis, or a store for herdsmen. Otherwise it is an outlying structure associated with the prehistoric settlement upslope to the north-east. Photograph taken from the west (approximate) included.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV363057 | Correspondence: Greeves, T. A. P.. 2019. Structure NNW of Hart Tor Meavy Valley. Email. Digital. [Mapped feature: #118164 ] |
Associated Monuments
MDV51520 | Related to: Hart Tor Rifle Range (Monument) |
MDV3791 | Related to: UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 14 2019 3:20PM |
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