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Summary

Unenclosed settlement of three hut circles and fragments of several contemporary enclosures to the south-east of Standon Hill above the west bank of Baggator Brook.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Bronze age settlement comprising three hut circles and fragments of enclosures north of Baggator Brook

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SE70
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1157015

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 105, Map 32, Site 13 (Monograph). SDV219155.

A single small hut of circa 4.0 metres diameter lies about 40 metres west of the Baggotor Brook. Part of a rubble enclosure wall of 0.2 metres high still visible uphill but most of the circuit is buried beneath the turf.

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(19/08/1998) Centred SX55868102. Three hut circles and fragments of several contemporary enclosures lie at the south-east foot of Standon Hill above the right bank of Baggator Brook. The huts, tabulated below, have all been terraced into the slope to provide level interiors and only one possesses an entrance. The walls of all three are little more than crude stoney rings even though there is little evidence of disturbance.
The adjacent field system follows an irregular pattern forming small enclosures of less than 0.02 hectares. The north-east edge of the settlement is marked by a long straight boundary bank ascending the lower slopes of Standon Hill and resembling a reave.
Hut 1 (SX55808097) 3.6 metres diameter, walls 0.9 metres, height 0.3 metres
Hut 2 (SX55898101) 4.3 metres diameter, walls 1.2 metres, height 0.4 metres. South-south-west oriented D-shaped hut.
Hut 3 (SX55828113) 4.0 metres diameter, walls 1.1 metres, height 0.2 metres

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

(23/02/2001) These features remain as described in 1998.

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

Three hut circles and fragments of boundaries shown on survey.

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

Some features visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
• EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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