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| HER Number: | MDV128680 |
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| Name: | Hut circles on eastern slope below Wild Tor, Throwleigh |
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Summary
Two possible hut circles lie 15 metres apart at the foot of the steep east facing slope below Wild Tor. Both are largely obscured by dense heather cover making identification somewhat tentative and neither possesses an identifiable entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 627 877 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Throwleigh |
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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: SX68NW118
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1393053
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(28/10/2003) Centred SX 62758770. Two possible hut circles lie 15 metres apart at the foot of the steep east facing slope below Wild Tor. Both are largely obscured by dense heather cover making identification somewhat tentative and neither possesses an identifiable entrance.
At SX 62768771 is a stony ring 3.5 metres in diameter with a gently sloping interior.
At SX 62758769 is a relatively large hut 7.0 metres in internal diameter with walls around 1.2 metres wide and 0.4 metres high.
There are no traces of a contemporary field system to accompany these features.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Features visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 7th December 2019. Two hut circles at the foot of the eastern slope below Wild Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126411 ] |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128744 | Related to: Clearance enclosures on eastern slope of Wild Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27708 | Related to: Gidleigh Mill Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2022 1:01PM |
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