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HER Number:MDV4131
Name:Possible hut circle south-west of Cox Tor

Summary

No visible sign; may be erroneous recording of another site.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 528 759
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX57NW43
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 439848
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/23

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

NMR, CITING OS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV226643.

Osa=sx57nw43. Vis=7/11/1980 (os) not visible. Area of old quarry workings (nmr, citing os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV226645.

Osa=sx57nw43. (10/08/1950 (os) hut circle, no visible signs as whole area covered with much bracken (os).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV226646.

Aph=raf/58/6399/f64/0045-46.

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

Not visible on RAF verticals.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(08/07/1991) No hut circle could be found in this area. It may have been destroyed by the quarrying mentioned by Ordnance Survey (1980). It is equally possible that this hut circle represents an erroneous positioning for SX 57 NW 41 some 80m to the north of this grid reference.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV226643Report - Survey: NMR, CITING OS.
SDV226645Migrated Record:
SDV226646Aerial Photograph:
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.
SDV350839Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Jul 18 2023 10:02AM