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Summary

Northern hut circle of 6.8 metres in diameter with banks 2.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high within the enclosure lying 650 metres south-west of Cox Tor

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020002: Prehistoric settlement 610m south west of Cox Tor
• SHINE: Walling remains and earthworks of a Bronze Age enclosure with two hut circles and adjoining reave on west side of Petertavy Great Common, circa 540 metres east of Tortown

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57NW45
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 439854
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/24
• Old SAM Ref: 22362

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Northern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57NW45 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV226734.

(10/08/1950) Hut Circles correct as shown on Ordnance Survey 6 inch map.
A. Diameter 7.0 metres Walls 0.3 metres in height, consist of fairly large stones the majority of which are overgrown with turf, the whole circle being very much overgrown with bracken. Condition fair. Entrance appears to be to in the north-west.

National Monuments Record, 1977, SX5276/5, 202 (Aerial Photograph). SDV226886.

Photograph taken on 20th May 1977.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57NW45, OS survey drawing (c.1980?)1:2500, in parish file. (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV226728.

Visited on 17th November 1980. On the west slope of Cox Tor are the remains of two contiguous hut circles within a small oval enclosure. The huts are of Type 1 and have level interiors with diameters of 4.4 metres. and walling 1.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. The western-most hut has a north-west entrance.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Large oval enclosure visible on south-west slope of Cox Tor. Overlain by modern road intersection. Attached to remains of reave system to north and on east side. Three hut circles within enclosure. One frestanding. Two attached to each other, and two to interior wall of enclosure by length of internal walling.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(08/07/1991) The remains of two hut circles lie at 321m OD, approximately 650m SW of Cox Tor.The northern hut is 6.8 metres in overall diameter, with the turf covered stony bank 2.5 metres in width and 0.5 metres high. Some edge set slabs are visible on the west side. There are two breaks in the bank; one on the west and one on the south. The latter 1.2 metres wide seems to be the original entrance.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 84, Map 31, Site 2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

A homestead built against the north side of the reave. An outer enclosure wall, bisected by a track contains a hut of circa 5.0 metres diameter at the centre closely surrounded by an outer ring of slabs.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website (Website). SDV364039.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Northern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1020002 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

The monument includes a stone hut circle settlement with an associated enclosure and fields situated on a gentle west facing slope of Cox Tor overlooking much of West Devon and East Cornwall. The stone hut circle settlement includes three stone hut circles, which survive as rubble banks each surrounding a circular internal area which varies from 15.9 square metres to 19.6 square metres. The surrounding walls measure up to 0.6 metres high and one has a visible doorway.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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