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HER Number:MDV104908
Name:Hut Circle at Hunter's Tor Camp, Lustleigh

Summary

Remains of hut circle, with tumbled rubble walling 0.4 metres high, located atainst the outer face of the middle rampart on the north-east side of the hillfort.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 761 824
Map Sheet:SX78SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLustleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUSTLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Griffith, F. M., 13/05/1985, Hunters Tor Camp (Personal Comment). SDV280653.

Site visit 5th May 1985. Site survives in excellent condition. A probable hut circle is visible between the inner and outer banks at circa SX76198245. This is shown on Silvester and Quinnell's survey. No hut circles observed in interior, which has plainly been disturbed.


Silvester, R. J. + Quinnell, N. V., 1980, Survey of Hunters Tor Camp (Plan - measured). SDV291863.


Silvester, R. J. + Quinnell, N. V., 1993, Unfinished Hillforts on the Devon Moors, 21 (Article in Serial). SDV62321.

Remains of hut circle, with tumbled rubble walling 0.4 metres high, located against the outer face of the middle rampart on the north-east side of the hillfort.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV280653Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. 13/05/1985. Hunters Tor Camp. [Mapped feature: #1786 ]
SDV291863Plan - measured: Silvester, R. J. + Quinnell, N. V.. 1980. Survey of Hunters Tor Camp. Digital.
SDV62321Article in Serial: Silvester, R. J. + Quinnell, N. V.. 1993. Unfinished Hillforts on the Devon Moors. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 51. Paperback Volume. 21.

Associated Monuments

MDV8824Part of: Hunter's Tor Camp, Lustleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7122 - Hunter's Tor Hillfort, Lustleigh, Devon: an Earthwork Survey (Ref: A1/09/2005)

Date Last Edited:Nov 25 2016 3:07PM

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