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HER Number:MDV46760
Name:Hut circle within Standon Down settlement, Peter Tavy

Summary

Hut circle of 5 metre diameter with walls 2 metres wide by 0.8 metres high at the junction of three boundaries within Standon Down settlement. The 1901 excavation recovered no artefacts

Location

Grid Reference:SX 550 825
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/1/62
  • 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, 161 (Article in Serial). SDV215645.

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

(17/07/1992) Hut in Standon Down settlement. At SX 5506 8255 Terraced into hillslope. Internal diameter measures 5m. Rubble wall 2m wide, 0.8m high. Boundary walls lead north and south-west. The 1901 excavation recovered no artefacts.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at the junction of three boundaries at 'Standon Down North-west' settlement.

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 5504582542 Hut diameter measures 5.8m, wall width 1.2m, 0.8m high.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV215645Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1902. 8th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. Digital. 161.
SDV219155Monograph: 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.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital.
SDV350638Report - 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.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139795 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3260Part 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 30 2022 9:49AM