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HER Number:MDV47605
Name:Hut 9 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm

Summary

Hut circle of 3 metres diameter with walls 1.1 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within settlement on the east side of the Great Western Reave to the north-west of Roos Tor.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 539 769
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/57/9
  • Old SAM Ref: 20389

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

Visited on 2nd December 1987. Hut '9' at SX53967695 of 3 metres internal diameter and levelled into the slope to a depth of 0.3 metres. The front has been built up and the rather ragged wall of small boulder and stone construction is 1.1 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. There is an entrance gap on the south-west side. It is linked to an 0.5 metres high enclosure wall of boulder and stone construction.

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

Visited in February 1992. Internal diameter 3 metres. Coursed wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Doorway to south-west. Attached to a boundary wall.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 86-87, Map 31, Figure 31.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle attached to a hut to the north and on a boundary wall within the 'Roos Tor North-west' settlement.

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

Hut shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007865 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 86-87, Map 31, Figure 31.3.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92964 ]
SDV350839Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown.
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007865.

Associated Monuments

MDV4176Part of: Hut circle settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm north-west of Roos Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV47606Related to: Hut 10 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm north-west of Roos Tor, Peter tavy (Monument)
MDV47600Related to: Hut 4 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm (Monument)
MDV47601Related to: Hut 5 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm (Monument)
MDV47602Related to: Hut 6 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm (Monument)
MDV47603Related to: Hut 7 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm (Monument)
MDV47604Related to: Hut 8 in settlement 500m south of Wedlake Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 30 2022 10:19AM