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HER Number: | MDV3283 |
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Name: | Hut circle '26' within Standon Down settlement, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Hut circle '26' of 7 metres diameter with walls 1.6 metres wide by 0.9 metres high in a prominent position overlooking the rest of the Standon Down settlement. The 1901 excavation recovered large and small pebbles and a flint flake
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 551 824 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/1/23
- Old SAM County Ref: 490
- Old SAM Ref: 20368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1902, 8th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 160-163 fig. (Article in Serial). SDV215645.
One of a group of over 70 hut circles with enclosures. Hut 26; flint fragment.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(17/07/1992) Hut in Standon Down settlement. At SX 55178245. Terraced into hillslope. Internal diameter measures 7m. Coursed wall 1.6m wide, 0.9m high. West-facing doorway. Boundary wall leads north. The 1901 excavation recovered large and small pebbles and a flint flake.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Large hut circle '1' of 7.8 metres diameter within 'Standon Down North-west' settlement. This hut occupies a prominent position on the upper edge of the settlement overlooking the rest.
Dick, A. M., 1992, Standon settlement comment (Personal Comment). SDV215503.
(20/11/1992) NB: Identification of Gerrard's site with Baring Gould's is uncertain.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(04/08/1998) Standon Houses. SX 5514382450 Hut diameter measures 7.0m, wall width 1.4m, 1.3m high. Entrance on south-west?
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV215503 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1992. Standon settlement comment. Not Applicable. |
SDV215645 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1902. 8th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. Digital. 160-163 fig.. |
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
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SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #138254 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3260 | Part of: Hut settlement on Standon Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
Date Last Edited: | Dec 28 2022 11:00AM |
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