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Summary

A Bronze Age settlement lying on the lower east facing slope of Winney's Down. The settlement includes three unenclosed stone hut circles sitting on a small natural terrace. The stone hut circles survive as banks each surrounding an oval or circular internal area which varies from 3.5 metres to 5.5 metres. The height of the surrounding walls varies between 0.3 metres and 0.5 metres.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019071: Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68SW115
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 625289
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/10
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/27/23
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/27/24
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/27/25
• Old SAM County Ref: 28691
• Old SAM Ref: 28691.4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV243676.

Des=rchme/duchy farms report - great stannon newtake/(1990)/1:10000 map.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV262347.

Aph=nmr 6381/1/264-268(18/5/1977).

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

Single hut circle on moorland visible on 1977 NMR aerial photograph.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(18/08/1990) Centred SX 63668156. A group of three hut circles situated on a slight shelf at 430m OD on a very steep SE-facing hillslope. There is no evidence of associated plots or walling on the rather barren hillside which overlooks the sinuous East Dart River. The area is composed of peat-covered moorland pasture with scattered boulders.
SX 63648156, SX 63678157. Two tumbled huts cut into the hillslope. Slightly squarish in shape they measure internally 4.5m and 3.5m across, respectively, with turf-covered boulder/stone rubble walling 0.5m wide and 0.3m high. The collapsed entrances are to the S.
SX 63658155. A well-defined hut cut into the slope and built up at the front. It is 5.5m internal diameter with boulder/stone rubble walling, containing some large boulders, on average 1.0m wide and 0.5m high. The 1.1m wide entrance is in the S side.
(Compare similar huts: SX 68 SW 114, SX 68 SW 3, SX 68 SW 18).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 148917-19 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1997) [MPP 148917] SX 6367 8159 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1480m SSW of the Grey Wethers.
[MPP 148918] SX 6366 8158 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1480m SSW of the Grey Wethers.
[MPP 148919] SX 6364 8156 Hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1480m SSW of the Grey Wethers.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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