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HER Number:MDV134081
Name:Settlement to the south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford

Summary

Settlement of 280 metres by up to 160 metres to the south of Thornworthy Tor with six hut circles and the remains of three of four rectilinear fields crossed by two leats and a reave

Location

Grid Reference:SX 663 848
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 176-7, Map 36, Figure 36.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Settlement at 'Thornworthy Tor South' with six hut circles and some discontinuous banks forming four rectilinear enclosures on either side of the central reave and crossed by two leats. The hut circles of between 4.5 and 7.5 metres in diameter are little more than circular patches levelled into the hillside.

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

Field boundaries and hut circles shown on survey.

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

Some features visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

'Hut Circles and Field System' shown on modern mapping.

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. 176-7, Map 36, Figure 36.6.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140612 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV132763Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6720Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6723Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6724Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6725Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV125119Related to: Leat on Thornworthy Down (Monument)
MDV125116Related to: Leat west of Thornworthy Tor (Monument)
MDV6115Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7399 - Condition survey of Teigncombe Plantation
  • EDV7423 - Archaeological survey of woodlands near Teigncombe
  • EDV8653 - Teigncombe Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8675 - Excavations at Teigncombe Round House, Kestor
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Nov 6 2023 1:53PM