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Summary

An irregularly shaped prehistoric enclosure with a small enclosure attached to the east side is located on the slight shelf of an east-facing clitter-covered slope below Higher Tor. The walling, which is not particularly well defined comprises boulders and coursed and upright slabs a maximum 0.7m high.

Summary from record MDV58439:
Vis=4/9/1997 (gerrard) enclosed settlement (mpp).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017987: An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
• SHINE: Remains of stone-walled Bronze Age settlement including two enclosures and some seven hut circles at Higher Tor, Belstone

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX69SW82
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1160554
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/305
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/305/8
• Old SAM Ref: 28675

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Defence Estates, Dartmoor Ministry of Defence Training Areas (Cartographic). SDV363722.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144165, 144172 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(04/09/1997) Agglomerated enclosure forming part of enclosed settlement.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(04/02/2004) Centred at SX 6153 9163. An irregularly shaped prehistoric enclosure with a small enclosure attached to the east side is located on the slight shelf of an east-facing clitter-covered slope below Higher Tor. The walling, which is not particularly well defined comprises boulders and coursed and upright slabs a maximum 0.7m high.
Approximately seven hut sites were identified at SX 6148 9163; SX 6149 9162; SX 6151 9165; SX 6151 9164; SX 6155 9162; SX 6152 9160 and SX 6148 9160. None are very well preserved, they have either circular or oval interiors on average 3.5m across and the walling is very patchy with boulders, some upright slabs and stones. Some of the interiors are sloping downhill and most of the entrances are difficult to define.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

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