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Summary

Hut circle (D) one of a group of eight associated with a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the 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
• 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
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/74/4
• Old SAM County Ref: 280
• Old SAM Ref: 10814
• Old SAM Ref: 24233(P)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Haynes, R. G., Map of Trowlesworthy Warren (Cartographic). SDV165949.

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

Hut circle shown on 19th centruy map.

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

Hut circle shown on early 20th century map just inside the southern boundary of the 'Enclosure'.

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

Hut circle (D) at SX57426428 of diameter 6 metres. One of a group of eight in an enclosure. The hut wall is composed of turf covered stones. No definite entrance.

Price, D. G., 1977, Settlement at Trowlesworthy Warren, 44 (Article in Serial). SDV150433.

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

Site visited on 10th April 1995. Hut (d) at SX 57436429. Conjoined plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior is 4.5 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.7 metre wide wall standing up to 0.8 metres high. Hut (e) is joined to the south-west side of this building and to the south of both these structures is a small enclosed area formed by the huts and the enclosure wall. 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.

Northern of two hut circles shown on the southern boundary of Enclosure G.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 20, 102.056f (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

Hut circle complex in south-east sector of enclosure. Enclosure wall seems to kink out to include the hut circle. The central component appears to be one sub-circular structure represented by stone rubble and some large orthostats. Two upright stones, 0.60 metres apart, in southern sector may indicate an entrance. The hut circle is linked to the enclosure wall by a series of grass-covered banks in which a few small stones are visible. Two of these flank the entrance, while a third curves round from the west sector of the hut circle enclosing an area 5.30 metres by 2.70 metres which may represent a second hut circle. Dimensions 4 metres by 3 metres internally; 8.2 metres by 7 metres externally with orthostats up to 0.95 metres high.

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

Hut circle visible on arial photograph.

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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