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| HER Number: | MDV131853 |
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| Name: | Hut and field boundaries on right bank of the River Tavy |
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Summary
A hut circle probably of prehistoric origin is built against a large boulder overlooking the right bank of the River Tavy. It measures 3m by 2.7m internally and is constructed of a single line of stones and boulders up to 0.3m high. There is no obvious entrance. Immediately west and south of this feature are traces of an incompletely preserved field system covering an area of approximately 0.2 hectares. The low stoney banks of this system measure around 1.4m wide and 0.3m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 835 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE55
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143744
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, The Archaeology of the MOD Willsworthy Estate: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England NMR Reports for each monument Part 2 (Report - Survey). SDV360379.
(23/06/1998) SX 55558355. A hut circle probably of prehistoric origin is built against a large boulder overlooking the right bank of the River Tavy. It measures 3m by 2.7m internally and is constructed of a single line of stones and boulders up to 0.3m high. There is no obvious entrance.
Immediately west and south of this feature are traces of an incompletely preserved field system covering an area of approximately 0.2 hectares. The low stoney banks of this system measure around 1.4m wide and 0.3m high.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(23/02/2001) These features remain as described in 1998.
Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.
Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.
Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #133760 ] |
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| SDV357728 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2007. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV357729 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2013. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV360379 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. The Archaeology of the MOD Willsworthy Estate: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England NMR Reports for each monument Part 2. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV363156 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2019. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 2 2021 1:02PM |
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