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Summary

Hut circle (B) one of a group of eight associated with a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019084: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors
• Scheduled Monument 1019084: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors
• SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of partially enclosed Bronze Age hut circle settlements and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/74/12/1
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/74/2
• Old SAM County Ref: 280
• Old SAM Ref: 10814
• Old SAM Ref: 24233(P)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Southern of two 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map against the southern boundary of the enclosure.

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

Hut circle shown on the southern boundary of the 'Enclosure'.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX56SE14, Hut b (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146202.

Hut Circle (B) at SX57436428 within Prehistoric enclosure. One of a group of eight in an enclosure. The hut wall is composed of turf covered stones. No visible entrance.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140715 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 10th April 1995. Hut (E). Conjoined plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 4.5 metres in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.6 metre wide and 0.6 metre high bank. Hut (D) is joined to the north-west side of this building. This is site Number 102 56f in the National Trust Upper Plym inventory.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 156, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Enclosure G is shown with two almost adjacent hut cirles on the southern boundary.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 20, 102.56f (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

Possible hut circle attached to the south of another hut circle on the south side of the enclosure and enclosing an area of 5.3 by 2.7 metres.

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

Hut circle visible on arial photograph.

Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England, 1019084 (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.

Hut circle diameters range from 5-10 metres with walls up to 0.7 metres high and 2 metres thick.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)

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