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HER Number:MDV21517
Name:Hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church

Summary

A stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1100m east of Belstone parish church. Diameter 11m. Earthwork wall 2m wide, 0.8m high. Grass, bracken and three thorn trees.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 632 934
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/109
  • Old SAM Ref: 28727

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138, 5364 (Aerial Photograph). SDV238391.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4189-90 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX69SW35 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV231673.

(20/01/1978) One of a group of five hut circles, all in very poor condition with walls ruined and fragmentary. Average thickness of walling 1.5m to 2.0m. Internal diameter 10.5m. A type 2 hut. No visible entrance.

National Monuments Record, 1979, SF1455, 30-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDV226093.

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

Visible and recorded at SX 63209350.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149344 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(26/05/1998) A stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1100m east of Belstone parish church.
At SX 63199345. Diameter 11m. Earthwork wall 2m wide, 0.8m high. Grass, bracken and three thorn trees.

Ancient Monuments, 2000, A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone (Schedule Document). SDV229908.

A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

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

Sources / Further Reading

SDV224714Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4189-90.
SDV226093Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. SF1455. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 30-33.
SDV229908Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2000. A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.
SDV231673Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX69SW35. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV238391Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5364.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149344.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV362957Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138058 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV52826Part of: Hut circle settlement at Skaigh Warren (Monument)
MDV21518Related to: Hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church (Monument)
MDV64143Related to: Pillow mound in Skaigh Warren (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 15 2022 2:27PM