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Summary

Hut circle to the south of the eastern enclosure at Tory Brookhead north of Cholwichtown Clay Works of 6.4 metres by 5.9 metres internally with walls 1.0 metres wide by 0.7 metres high with an internal division

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002553: Enclosures and hut circles N of Tory Brook Head

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 34
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/23/17
• Old SAM County Ref: 582
• Old SAM Ref: 10793(P)
• Pastscape: 439205

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56SE34, 22/5/1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV138923.

SX 5861 6329 Hut Circle Y. Diameter 7.5 metres. The walling is of large turf covered stones reaching an average height of 0.6 metres. The entrance is not obvious.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE34, Hut (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV138998.

(17/06/1977) To the south of the enclosures are 5 type 2 hut circles average internal diameter 6.0m. with wall 1.4m. wide; one has a southeast facing entrance and possible annex. The surrounding area is clear of boulders but there are no lynchets. (Type site SX 56 NE 11).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133403, 18/5/1994 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle forming part of partially enclosed settlement. Lies immediately south of enclosure. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Internal diameter 6.0 metres. Wall 1.0 metre wide, 0.7 metres high.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 166-9, Map 51, Figure 51.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '11' of 5.5 metres diameter to the south of Enclosure 'B' at 'Tory Brookhead enclosures' is a badly damaged freestanding hut with an internal west to east wall subdividing the hut.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5863 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

Curvilinear stony banks are visible as earthworks.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(23/05/2002) Unenclosed hut circle at SX 5862 6331. A robbed hut circle, 6.4 metres north-south, by 5.9 metres internally. Only the largest wall stones remain in situ.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5863 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

Curvilinear banks are identifiable as earthworks.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A curvilinear bank up to circa 1m wide is visible as a stony earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs from 2002 onwards.
The bank defines a small oval enclosure approximately 6 by 8m across, circa 18m south of the large hut circle settlement enclosure MDV2425.
The visible earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a possible small hut circle of probable Bronze Age. It is one of 8 probably associated with the larger enclosure to the north.
The earthwork appears somewhat damaged, with significant breaks in the south-west and north-east sides of the bank.
The earthwork remains identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1002553 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)

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