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Summary

Possible building platform, associated with a solitary hut circle with annexe and three attached enclosures, forming a small settlement on the lower south-west flank of Little Trowlesworthy Tor. The levelled platform is D-shaped and measures 4.6m north-south by 7.4m is bounded by a turf covered stony bank 1.4m wide and 0.3m high.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020323: Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 230
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/237/4
• Pastscape: 1360500

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Mercer, R. J., 1987, An Archaeological Field Survey of the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor 1982-1986, 20e (Report - Survey). SDV165948.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140676 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 10th April 1995. Hut circle (c) at SX 57206432. This building is of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior is D-shaped, 7 metres by 4 metres and is surrounded by a 2.2 metre wide wall standing up to 0.4 metres high. This is site Number 102 020e in the National Trust Upper Plym inventory.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 158, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

One of four hut circles associated with Enclosure (M).

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 8, 102 020e (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

D-shaped hut circle, attached to enclosure wall. Wall is constructed of small turf-covered stones. A hollow within the wall in northern sector measures 0.90 metres by 0.80 metres and 0.15 metres deep. Diameter 7.50 metres by 4.70 metres internally and 11.50 metres by 8.70 metres externally with walls 0.20 metres high.

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

(23/05/2002) Possible building platform, along with a solitary hut circle and annexe and three attached enclosures recorded, forming a small settlement on the lower south-west flank of Little Trowlesworthy Tor.
SX 5720 6433. A D-shaped levelled platform 4.6m north-south by 7.4m is bounded by a turf covered stony bank 1.4m wide and 0.3m high.

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

Feature shown on survey.

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

Feature visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Rectangular feature shown on modern mapping.

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

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