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| HER Number: | MDV122664 |
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| Name: | Hut circle west of Crow Tor |
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Summary
A hut circle lies on the edge of clitter to the west of Crow Tor approximately 45 metres east of Foxholes stream. Lies close to MDV122663.
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: SX67NW253
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1405227
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (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.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(30/11/2004) A hut circle lies on the edge of clitter to the west of Crow Tor approximately 45 metres east of Foxholes stream. It is built from moorstone boulders set into the ground and has an internal diameter of 2.0 metres. The remains are in a stable condition. A second larger hut survives nearby approximately 8.0 metres to the south (SX 67 NW 248).
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 clitter to the west of Crow Tor approximately 45 metres east of Foxholes stream at SX60411 78844.
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. |
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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: #112904 ] |
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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) |
| MDV122662 | 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 8:27AM |
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