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| HER Number: | MDV53078 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on south-east slope of Cox Tor |
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Summary
A ring of earth-fast medium and large size stones and boulders define this fragmentary hut circle with an internal diameter of 5.5m to 6.1m. The western arc is in the best condition, the eastern arc is poor. There is a break 1.2m wide on the south-west. The wall survives to a maximum of 0.25m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW125
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 918949
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/212
- Old SAM Ref: 22236
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
AM, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV248613.
Des=ancient monuments. Vis=estimated -/-/1993 (ancient monuments) internal diam 7m. Stone + earth wall 1.8m wide, 0.4m high. Doorway to s (am).
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/12/1987) SX 5322 7608. A poorly preserved hut circle situated on a slight slope SE of Cox Tor.
A ring of earth-fast medium and large size stones and boulders define this fragmentary hut circle with an internal diameter of 5.5m to 6.1m. The W arc is in the best condition, the E arc is poor. There is a break 1.2m wide on the SW. The wall survives to a maximum of 0.25m high.
See RCHME Cox Tor Survey (1:2500 scale).
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Possible faint hut outline identified on aerial image.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV248613 | Report - Survey: AM. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94547 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - 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. P. Pattison. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 6 2022 2:22PM |
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