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| HER Number: | MDV122663 |
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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.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 788 |
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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: SX67NW248
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 966147
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, 20/4/1976 (Worksheet). SDV235487.
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, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(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 60413 78829. It is roughly ovoid in shape and measures 2.6 metres north-south by 3.0 metres. The structure is built of granite moorstone, surviving up to two courses high in places, and measuring 0.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high. The interior is levelled and a possible entrance is located on the western side.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey, 30/11/2004 (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey visit. The hut is as described in 1994 and is in a stable condition.
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 SX60410 78826.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV235487 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1976. Notes on hut circles at Foxholes. Worksheet. Unknown. 20/4/1976. |
| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. 30/11/2004. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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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: #112903 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12957 | Related to: Hut circle north of Foxholes (Monument) |
| MDV122662 | 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
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2022 12:30PM |
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