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Summary

Isolated hut circle of circa 7.5 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.3 metres high 15 metres north of the reave to the south-east of Roos Tor

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1007548: Stone hut circle 410m south-east of Roos Tor
• SHINE: Stone walls and earthworks of a Bronze Age reave and hut circles to south-east of Roos Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/118
• Old SAM Ref: 20378
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX57NW50, SX57NW50 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV225401.

Hut circle 'a' at SX57707644. Internal diam 6.4 metres defined by a crude ring of earthfast boulders and stones of varying size and shape, 0.6 metres wide and up to 0.3 metres high. A gap in north-east arc, 4 metres wide, may represent entrance. This is certainly not a retaining kerb, and is very similar to 2 hut circles to the north-east on the same hillslope.
Visited on 17th October 1978. Hut 'a' with internal diameter 7 metres north to south by 6 metres east to west with walls 1.3m thick. Very poor condition.

Robinson, R, 1983, Feature south-east of Roos Tor (Worksheet). SDV239558.

Visited on 16th May 1983. Previously unrecorded kerb circle, diameter 6.5 metres, low but complete. Interior level turf with a few stones. Not a hut circle.

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

Not visible RAF verticals.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 87, Map 31, Site 8 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Isolated hut circle of circa 7.5 metres diameter reduced to its foundations lies about 15 metres north of the reave to the south-east of Roos Tor.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Structure visible on aerial photograph.

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, 1007548 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes a stone hut circle situated on a gentle east-facing slope overlooking the valley of the river Walkham. The building lies on the hillslope and the wall is faced with orthostats. The interior of the structure measures 6.3 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.5 metres wide wall standing up to 0.3 metres high. The hut lies in close proximity to a substantial Bronze Age field boundary known as The Great Western Reave and is set on the periphery of a contemporary fragmentary field system.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
• EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

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