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HER Number:MDV133700
Name:Hut circle '1' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy

Summary

Hut circle '1' of 6.0 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.6 metres high on the northern boundary of the enclosure to the west of White Tor with an entrance to the south-west. This hut has an interior division.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 536 785
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 439753
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/35
  • Old SAM County Ref: 863
  • Old SAM Ref: 22210
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NW11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Hut circle within 'Pound & Hut Circles' shown on early 20th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57NW11, SX57NW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV228534.

Visited on 15th October 1980. Hut circle within enclosed settlement with internal diameter between 4.9 metres to 5.9 metres with walling 1.4 metres wide.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 90, Map 31, Figure 31.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle '1' of between 4.7 and 6.2 metres diameter on the northern boundary of the enclosure to the west of White Tor with an entrance to the south-west. This hut has an interior division.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007975 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Six of the seven stone hut circles forming the settlement lie within the enclosure and the other is attached to, and partly overlain by, the boundary wall. The interiors of the hut circles measure between 3.6 metres and 5.4 metres in diameter and are defined by walls with an average width of 1.5 metres standing 0.6 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 90, Map 31, Figure 31.6.
SDV228534Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57NW11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57NW11.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139623 ]
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007975.

Associated Monuments

MDV4146Part of: Broadmoor Pound hut circle settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133701Related to: Hut circle '2' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133702Related to: Hut circle '3' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133703Related to: Hut circle '4' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133704Related to: Hut circle '5' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133705Related to: Hut circle '6' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133706Related to: Hut circle '7' within settlement west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8420 - Excavation of Broadmoor Pound

Date Last Edited:Dec 9 2022 9:31AM