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| HER Number: | MDV13015 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 6.5 metres diameter with walls 1.2 to 1.8 metres wide by 0.2 metres high in the settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, set within a small group of rectangular fields. This circle is located in the middle field and is the most northerly of the hut circles.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 853 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of Bronze Age settlement, field system and parallel reave system on Thornworthy Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE43
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443607
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/69/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE43 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346863.
Hut circle within field system at SX66478531. This hut has a 6.5 metres internal diameter with a levelled interior and walling averaging between 1.2 - 1.8 meters thick and 0.2 meters high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 176-7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle '3' within field system at 'Thornworthy Tor North'. This hut circle has a diameter of approximately 6.5 metres and is located in the middle field, just to the north of the central division.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 176-7. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80735 ] |
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| SDV346863 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68NE43. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13013 | Part of: Thornworthy Tor settlement and field system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV13016 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV79632 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV79634 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV13014 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 1:55PM |
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