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| HER Number: | MDV122662 |
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| Name: | Hut circle west of Crow Tor |
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Summary
A hut circle lies on the edge of a clitter field to the west of Crow Tor, at the foot of a west-facing slope. A D-shaped hut circle west of Crow Tor measuring 3.3m by 4.4m. The walls reach a maximum height of 0.6m.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 787 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW249
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 966149
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1976, Notes on hut circles at Foxholes (Worksheet). SDV235487.
(20/04/1976) There are about six (possibly more) prehistoric hut circles among Foxholes clitter south-south-west of Crow Tor.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(23/09/1994) A hut circle lies on the edge of a clitter field to the west of Crow Tor, at the foot of a west-facing slope at SX 60428 78829. It is roughly D-shaped and measures 3.3 metres north-south and 4.4 metres east-west. The walls, built of granite moorstone survive up to two courses high in places, and measure 0.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres high (maximum). The interior is terraced into the hillside and a possible entrance is situated in the western side. Vestiges of a possible small annexe survive on this western side (citing Riley, H. M., 23/09/1994, Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England Field Investigation).
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(30/11/2004) Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey visit. The evidence probably only represents partial remains of a hut circle. In stable condition under short grass.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
A hut circle lies on the edge of a clitter field to the west of Crow Tor, at the foot of a west-facing slope at SX60426 78767.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV235487 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1976. Notes on hut circles at Foxholes. Worksheet. Unknown. |
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #112902 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12957 | Related to: Hut circle north of Foxholes (Monument) |
| MDV122663 | Related to: Hut circle west of Crow Tor (Monument) |
| MDV122664 | Related to: Hut circle west of Crow Tor (Monument) |
| MDV27217 | Related to: Tin streamwork north of Foxholes (Monument) |
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
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2022 12:12PM |
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