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| HER Number: | MDV122294 |
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| Name: | Hut circle near enclosure on north side of Hound Tor Down |
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Summary
Not identified by Butler or Gerrard, this hut was noted in 1996 following burning on Hound Tor Down. A small and much ruined hut circle sits near the foot of a tumbled outcrop. Although seven edge-set slabs remain probably in situ, very little other stone has survived above the turf, other than a few small displaced examples. The average diameter of the surviving wall is 4 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 743 791 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW92
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1044916
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2017, An Archaeological Survey of an area affected by burning on Hound Tor Down, Manaton, Devon, 3, E on Fig 2 (Report - Survey). SDV361522.
Hut circle SX 74390 79125
A small and much ruined hut circle sits near the foot of a tumbled outcrop. Although seven edge-set slabs remain probably in situ, very little other stone has survived above the turf, other than a few small displaced examples. The average diameter of the surviving wall is 4 metres.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 30/05/2022 (Website). SDV364039.
(10/06/1996) Two further hut circles at SX 74377915 and SX 74397913, immediately south-east of the ovoid enclosure, were exposed during the winter of 1995/6 after a heathland fire.
Both are terraced into the slope and slightly ovoid. The former measures 4.2 metres north to south by 3.7 metres internally with a possible entrance in the north wall. The walls on both huts are well-built with walls around 2.3 metres wide and up to 0.5 metres high (citing Probert, S. A. J., and Marter, P., 10/06/1996, Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England Field Investigation).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361522 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2017. An Archaeological Survey of an area affected by burning on Hound Tor Down, Manaton, Devon. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. 3, E on Fig 2. [Mapped feature: #112202 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 30/05/2022. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7509 | Related to: Field system on Houndtor Down, Manaton (Monument) |
| MDV58420 | Related to: Hut circle by boundary south-east of enclosure on Hound Tor Down (Monument) |
| MDV58419 | Related to: Hut circle south-east of enclosure on north side of Hound Tor Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7556 - Survey on Hound Tor Down
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 10:13AM |
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