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HER Number:MDV46751
Name:Hut circle '30' within Standon Down settlement, Peter Tavy

Summary

Hut circle '30' of 3.5 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high within Standon Down settlement. Unclear which hut Gerrard's description (1992) refers to; may not be this hut.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 550 824
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/1/53
  • Old SAM County Ref: 490
  • Old SAM Ref: 20368

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Baring Gould, S., 1902, 8th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 160-163 (Article in Serial). SDV215645.

SX 5508 8247 Hut 30. No finds.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(17/07/1992) Hut in Standon Down settlement. At SX 55078249. Terraced into hillside. Internal diameter measures 3.4m. Rubble wall 1.1m wide, 0.7m high. An arc of stones outside the eastern outer edge suggests that this hut may have once been larger. Boundary wall leads south. The 1901 excavation recovered no artefacts.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle shown within 'Standon Down North-west' settlement with boundaries running nort-east and south-west.

Dick, A. M., 1992, Standon settlement comment (Personal Comment). SDV215503.

(20/11/1992) NB: Gerrard's description may refer to Baring Gould's Hut 36. See MDV46752 (A. Dick, 1992).

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(04/08/1998) Standon Houses. SX 5507882467 Hut diameter measures 3.55m, wall width 1.5m, 0.5m high.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV215503Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1992. Standon settlement comment. Not Applicable.
SDV215645Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1902. 8th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. Digital. 160-163.
SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital.
SDV350638Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #138350 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3260Part of: Hut settlement on Standon Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
  • EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

Date Last Edited:Dec 28 2022 12:00PM