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| HER Number: | MDV13014 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford |
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Summary
Small hut circle of circa 3.0 metres diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide by 0.2 metres high in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor', set within a small group of rectangular fields. This circle is located in the south-east corner of the most south-westerly of the group of fields.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 852 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of Bronze Age settlement, field system and parallel reave system on Thornworthy Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE43
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443607
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/69/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE43 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346863.
One of the huts at SX66428529 is built into a field corner. It is 3.0 metres in diameter internally with walling averaging 0.2 metres high and 1.0 metre wide, and has a levelled interior.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 176-7, Map 36, Figure 36.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle '1' is a small circle of approximately 3.5 metres in diameter in the south-east corner of the most westerly field at 'Thornworthy Tor North'. Hut is reduced to low circular banks.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 176-7, Map 36, Figure 36.5. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80734 ] |
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| SDV346863 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68NE43. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13013 | Part of: Thornworthy Tor settlement and field system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV13015 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV13016 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV79632 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV79634 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 2:24PM |
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