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Summary

Hut circle terraced into the hillside, composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 6.3m in diameter and the surrounding 1.6m wide wall stands up to 1.15m high.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1014670: Stone hut circle 570m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/36
• Old SAM Ref: 24200

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX57NE26, Hut E (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV235322.

(21/08/1950) SX 5559 7515 One of a group of five hut circles and enclosure. Hut E. Double walled type. Large. Walls of large granite boulders, two of which stand to height of more than 1.0m. Condition good, entrance on south side diameter 8.5m, height 0.6m, width of walls 2.0m.

National Monuments Record, 1976, SX5575, 1/433, 2/435 (Aerial Photograph). SDV345021.

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

Possible fragment of enclosure visible to west.

Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/HO, 13 (Aerial Photograph). SDV256450.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133467 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(11/01/1995) SX 5559 7515 Hut circle terraced into the hillside. Simple plan and double orthostat walling type. Interior is 6.3m in diameter and the surrounding 1.6m wide wall stands up to 1.15m high.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 73; fig 30.5 (Monograph). SDV219155.

English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.

This monument includes a stone hut circle forming an outlying part of a large partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement situated on the gentle west facing slope of Over Tor overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. The building is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 6.3m in diameter and the surrounding 1.6m wide wall stands up to 1.15m high. The area surrounding the monument may contain further archaeological features and deposits, but these are not included because they are not visible and cannot therefore be accurately mapped or assessed. Further stone hut circles and enclosures within the vicinity of this monument are the subject of other schedulings.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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