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| HER Number: | MDV26442 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within Lower Cator Settlement |
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Summary
One of two hut circles on the north-east lower slopes of Corndon Down. At SX 6835 7580 is a despoiled hut. The east side is damaged by ploughing. Survives as level platform with semi-circular turf and stone ring on west upslope side. Internal diameter of 7 metres Some stone remains visible amidst turf bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 683 758 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Evidential): NI Site
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE19
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442465
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/224
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67NE19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 2458-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6875/4, 117-125 (Aerial Photograph). SDV289775.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX67NE (Cartographic). SDV337077.
Three hut circles at SX68357580 and a double hut circle at SX68347583 within an area of ridge and furrow, but within the parallel reave system visible on 1946 and 1977 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 133 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Lower Cator Prehistoric setlement includes this hut circle with a diameter of circa 6 metres with its lower half filled with clearance stones. a few slabs surround this hut. Other details: Map 17, Site 2.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Part of Dartmeet coaxial field system (Northern Part) which was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 43.
Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.
(14/03/2008) One of two hut circles on the north-east lower slopes of Corndon Down. At SX 6835 7580 is a despoiled hut. The east side is damaged by ploughing. Survives as level platform with semi-circular turf and stone ring on west upslope side. Internal diameter of 7 metres Some stone remains visible amidst turf bank.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2458-9. |
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| SDV289775 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6875/4. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 117-125. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 133. |
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| SDV337077 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX67NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV347061 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2008. Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #85301 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6030 | Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
| MDV5993 | Related to: Hut circle within Lower Cator Settlement (Monument) |
| MDV79711 | Related to: Hut in enclosure south of Lower Cator (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 1 2022 10:47AM |
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