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Summary

Southern of four hut circles within settlement between the Wheal Emma Leat and the Swincombe River

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlements north-west of Fox Tor Farm, as well as medieval or later streamworking, open cuts and tinners' buildings

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW285
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050456

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Greeves, T. A. P., 1985, Settlement north of Fox Tor Farm (Site Visit). SDV278986.

Group of at least three small hut circles, with fragments of a short linking wall. One hut lies above the Wheal Emma Leat, the other two below it and a length of prehistoric wall runs to the west (SX 67 SW /157). Further details and sketch plan on worksheet. Other details: Worksheet and sketch.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, 16/06/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

Centred SX 62757132. A settlement containing four hut circles and fragments of field wall lies on the steep west-facing slope above the right bank of the River Swincombe some 1300 metres east of Whiteworks. The huts are terraced into the hillside and possess low stoney walls which have been partially removed to provide stone for a nearby enclosure wall. The internal diameters are small, around 3.0 metres, and no entrances are apparent. A low stoney bank links two of the huts and forms the west edge of the site. The eastern, upslope, extent of activity is truncated by the Wheal Emma Leat. The construction of the latter has involved the removal of portable stone from the hillside above it effectively obliterating all earlier remains. Three small cairns consisting of stone removed from the huts lie adjacent to the enclosure wall.
Hut 1. SX 62747129 diameter 2.8 metres, walls 0.6 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Partially overlain by leat bank.
Hut 2. SX 62747130 diameter 2.9 metres, walls 0.9 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Sloping interior.
Hut 3. SX 62747133 diameter 3.0 metres, walls 0.8 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Robbed.
Hut 4. SX 62747134 diameter 3.4 metres, walls 0.8 metres wide, 0.2 metres high. Robbed.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

'Settlement' shown on modern mapping with four hut circles.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7062 - Survey of the Wheal Emma Leat, Dartmoor
• EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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