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Summary

Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor which was excavated in 1895. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 4.0 metres, walls 2.0 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Doorway to south-south-west.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011186: Stone hut circle 360m NNE of Hart Tor forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 20
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/37
• Old SAM Ref: 22318
• Pastscape: 440082

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 189-191 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

One of the eighteen hut circles excavated in 1895.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130738, 09/12/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Thirty-six stone hut circles and an irregular aggregate field system forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 450m north of Hart Tor.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 4.0 metres, walls 2.0 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Doorway to south-south-west.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

One of 45 hut circles at 'Hart Tor North' with an entrance to the south-east. This hut was excavated in 1895.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-101 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 11/11/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-101 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 020° showing grass, moss and heather covering.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011186 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes a stone hut circle lying on a west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated between Devil's Bridge and Hart Tor. The hut is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 4.0 metres in diameter and the 2.0 metres wide wall stands up to 0.6 metres high. A gap visible in the sout-south-west facing length of wall represents an original doorway.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7517 - Survey of Har Tor tin works
• EDV7525 - Survey of Hart Tor prehistoric settlement
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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