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| HER Number: | MDV113193 |
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| Name: | Hut circle and ruined enclosure walls east of Tor Croft |
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Summary
A heavily robbed prehistoric hut circle and vestiges of enclosure walls on the flattish land east of Tor Croft and to the north of Hollow Tor. Possibly originally associated with the Rippon Tor reave system but now much effaced.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 731 765 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Indistinct but just discernable on the aerial photography.
Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 16, 61 Figure 11 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor survey - final list of previously unrecorded HER sites (Un-published). SDV359041.
A heavily robbed prehistoric hut circle and vestiges of enclosure walls on the flattish land east of Tor Croft and to the north of Hollow Tor at SX73184 76429. Possibly originally associated with the Rippon Tor reave system but now much effaced. Condition is stable but with legacy damage.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, RT62 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 18/08/2019. The wall was visible cutting across the path (photo taken) but then disappears into dense 100% bracken inundation. Unable to locate the hut because the bracken was too thick to negotiate
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, RT62 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 18/08/2019. Photo showing the visible wall cutting the path with dense bracken behind. Looking from the west towards the east
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV359041 | Un-published: Newman , P.. 2015. Rippon Tor survey - final list of previously unrecorded HER sites. Digital. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 16, 61 Figure 11. [Mapped feature: #119322 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT62. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT62. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV15723 | Related to: Medieval enclosures and cultivation north and west of Hollow Tor (Monument) |
| MDV112770 | Related to: Possible rectangular building north of Hollow Tor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2019 3:21PM |
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