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Summary

Within the southern section of enclosure MDV19465 adjacent to the west wall, is a hut circle consisting of a circular, turf-covered bank with an internal diameter of 5.8m north to south by 4m east to west and 0.4m high.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Group of Bronze Age hut circle settlements on the eastern slope of Oke Tor, comprising at least two enclosures with associated hut circles and a round cairn
• Scheduled Monument 1016640: Two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn on the eastern slope of Oke Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NW39
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 443769
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/99/1
• Old SAM Ref: 28723.08

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(20/09/1993) Within the southern section of enclosure MDV19465 at SX 61628940 adjacent to the west wall, is a hut circle consisting of a circular, turf-covered bank with an internal diameter of 5.8m north to south by 4m east to west and 0.4m high.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149264 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(04/02/1998) SX 61628938 Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the east slope of Oke Tor. Diameter 6.4m. Earthwork wall 2m wide, 0.4m high. Butted by enclosure wall. Grass, bilberry and heather.

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

(21/10/2003) This site is now so densely covered by vegetation that few of the features described by Authority 3 can be discerned.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle marked on prehistoric survey layer.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1016640 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

The monument, which falls into eight areas, includes two partially enclosed stone hut circle settlements and a round cairn situated on the eastern slope of Oke Tor overlooking the valley of the River Taw. The southern enclosure has one hut.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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