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HER Number:MDV60360
Name:Hut Circle 420 metres south-west of Lint Tor

Summary

Prehistoric stone hut circle on the west side of the West Okement river and 420 metres south-west of Lints Tor.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 575 873
Map Sheet:SX58NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/78
  • Old SAM Ref: 28711

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, 1018912 (Schedule Document). SDV350024.

The monument includes a stone hut circle lying on a small natural terrace on an otherwise very steep east facing slope overlooking the West Okement river and Lints Tor. The settlement includes a solitary stone hut circle which survives as a 1.5 metre wide and 0.4 metre high rubble bank surrounding a 3.5 metre diameter circular internal area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV350024Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. 1018912. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Unbound.

Associated Monuments

MDV103661Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Lints Tor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
  • 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

Date Last Edited:Oct 26 2021 10:52AM