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| HER Number: | MDV4692 |
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| Name: | Hut H in settlement on Stonetor Hill |
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Summary
Hut circle within settlement on Stonetor Hill recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1951 and later by the Royal Commission (1990), Butler (1991) and Gerrard (1997).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 852 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 NW 21.12
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/37/9
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68NW21
- Pastscape: 443727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1366-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX68NW21, Hut H (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV266651.
(13/09/1951) Hut H. One of 24 hut circles with enclosures. Hut is in poor condition. Turf and heather covered. Has had some stones removed from south east side.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on 1947 aerial photograph.
Probert, S. A. J., 1990, Field Investigation - Report available? (Report - Survey). SDV218442.
(02/05/1990) Centred SX 6454 8520. Thirty six hut circles, some associated with enclosures on the gentle north and north-east facing slopes of Langridge and the dry valley bottom above the head of Stonetor Brook.
This settlement straddles the terminal reave of a large, well preserved parallel reave system (SX 68 NW 24) which extends east towards Shovel Down. Two further, though much smaller, settlements (SX 68 NW 16 and 53) lie to the north outside the reave system.
Another table of information on the site is held in the archive.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1997) Hut circle forming part of settlement. SX64538522 (NMR 21.12) diameter 4.4m wall 0.8m wide, 0.4m high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 188, Map 37.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Depicted by Butler.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218442 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1990. Field Investigation - Report available?. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #127980 ] |
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 188, Map 37.3. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1366-7. |
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| SDV266651 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX68NW21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut H. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58338 | Part of: Hut settlement on Stonetor Hill (Monument) |
| MDV4688 | Related to: Hut F in settlement on Stonetor Hill (Monument) |
| MDV29123 | Related to: Shovel Down reave system (west), Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 12 2021 3:52PM |
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