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HER Number:MDV26538
Name:Hut circle by reave south-east of Haytor Main Quarry, Ilsington

Summary

A hut circle attached to the eastern side of a reave, 40m SE of the Haytor Quarry spoil heaps. The hut has a level interior and very low turf covered walls standing to a maximum height of 0.3m, though the back scarp on the uphill side is 0.5m high. The internal diameter is 7m.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 760 773
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Bronze Age settlement including a hut circle and field boundaries to the south of Haytor quarry

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX77NE53
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1221083
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/106

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1980, NMR 1746, 113 (Aerial Photograph). SDV345449.

Photograph taken on 21st April 1980.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Hut circle visible attached to a bank or reave.

Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/EN, 12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346962.

Photograph taken on 17th March 1985.

Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/EO, 5, 5a (Aerial Photograph). SDV307278.

Photograph taken on 17th March 1985.

Everett, C., 1988, Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features, HD80, Map 6 (Report - Survey). SDV359684.

Hut circle attached to a boundary to south-east of Haytor Quarry.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East (Monograph). SDV299725.

Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised), 10, Figure 2 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.

(30/05/1999) Centred SX 7604 7733 A hut circle attached to the eastern side of a reave 40m SE of the Haytor Quarry spoil heaps. The hut has a level interior and very low turf covered walls standing to a maximum height of 0.3m, though the back scarp on the uphill side is 0.5m high. The internal diameter is 7m. For plan see RCHME 1999.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.

Hut circle shown on survey attached to the west side of a boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume.
SDV307278Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1985. DAP/EO. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5, 5a.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV345449Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. NMR 1746. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 113.
SDV346395Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1999, 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised). Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 10, Figure 2.
SDV346962Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1985. DAP/EN. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 12.
SDV359684Report - Survey: Everett, C.. 1988. Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features. HD80, Map 6.
SDV359685Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded. [Mapped feature: #85353 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV26576Part of: Prehistoric Settlement south of Haytor Quarry (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

Date Last Edited:May 26 2022 11:07AM