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| HER Number: | MDV4691 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 'R' in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle 'R' of 3.4 metres diameter with walls 1.3 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within settlement to the south-west of Stonetor Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 NW 21.16
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/37/8
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68NW21
- Pastscape: 443727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1366-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX68NW21, Hut R (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV266651.
(13/09/1951) SX 6455 8518 Hut R. One of 24 hut circles with enclosures. Turf and heather covered. Entrance possibly on south-east side.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on 1947 aerial photograph.
Probert, S. A. J., 1990, Field Investigation - Report available? (Report - Survey). SDV218442.
(02/05/1990) Centred SX 6454 8520. Thirty six hut circles, some associated with enclosures on the gentle north and north-east facing slopes of Langridge and the dry valley bottom above the head of Stonetor Brook.
This settlement straddles the terminal reave of a large, well preserved parallel reave system (SX 68 NW 24) which extends east towards Shovel Down. Two further, though much smaller, settlements (SX 68 NW 16 and 53) lie to the north outside the reave system.
Another table of information on the site is held in the archive.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(1997) SX6454 8519 (NMR 21.16) Hut diameter 3.4m wall 1.3m wide, 0.4m high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 187-188, Map37, Figure 37.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle at the junction of two boundaries in the centre of 'Stonetor Brookhead settlement'.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping,
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218442 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1990. Field Investigation - Report available?. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #128202 ] |
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 187-188, Map37, Figure 37.3. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1366-7. |
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| SDV266651 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX68NW21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut R. |
| 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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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017874. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58338 | Part of: Hut circle settlement to the south-west of Stonetor Hil, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV129711 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV129712 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4689 | Related to: Hut circle 'L' in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV4694 | Related to: Hut circle 'M' in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV29123 | Related to: Shovel Down reave system (west), Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8652 - Langridge Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 5 2023 3:18PM |
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