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Summary

Central of three hut circles within Enclosure 'B' (Butler) to the north of Hen Tor Brook with walls attaching it to the hut circle to the east

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015752: A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 330m south west of Hen Tor

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

One of four hut circles within the enclosure shown on 19th century map.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140507 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Three enclosed huts forming part of a partially enclosed settlement. They survive as stone and earth banks surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the southern hut measures 2.6 metres in diameter and is surrounded by a 0.9 metres wide and 0.8 metres high single orthostat wall. Leading north-east from this hut are two lengths of rubble bank walling which are also attached to the next hut. The enclosed area between these two huts may represent a courtyard. The hut on the north-east side of the courtyard is much larger than its neighbour and survives as 1.1 metres wide and 0.6 metres high single orthostat wall surrounding a 5 metres diameter internal area. The final hut is linked to the enclosure wall, which it predates and survives as a 4.1 metres diameter area surrounded by a 1.3 metres wide and 0.7 metres high earthwork and coursed wall.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 122-3, Map 49, Figure 49.8 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Three hut circles are shown within Enclosure 'B' on the north side of Hen Tor Brook. The two central huts are attached forming a yard between them.

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

Three hut circles shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Four hut circles shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1015752 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument, which falls into three separate areas of protection, includes a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement situated on both sides of the Hentor Brook on a gentle north west facing slope of Hen Tor. The enclosure lies on the northern side of the Hentor Brook and contains two stone hut circles and a third is linked to the circuit wall. A length of rubble bank leads north from the enclosure and to the east of this is a stone hut circle, which is itself attached to another short length of curved rubble bank.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

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