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| HER Number: | MDV48206 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south of settlement south-east of Wedlake, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Hut circle of 5 metres diameter with walls 1 metre wide by 0.2 metres high to the south of the settlement to the south-east of Wedlake recorded in 1992.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 771 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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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: SX57NW/2/3
- Old SAM Ref: 20386
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 128971 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(06/04/1992) One of four hut circles forming part of settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor. Hut circle with internal diameter 5 metres. Rubble bank wall 1 metre wide, 0.2 metres high. Doorway to south-west. Marked on Gerrard's plan of the site.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Faintly visible on the aerial photography, in line with the south-western end of the lynchet.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1011379 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
This monument includes four stone hut circles, a cairnfield, a lynchet and a group of trial pits situated on a gentle north-west facing slope of Roos Tor overlooking the valley of the Colly Brook. The stone hut circles are composed of rubble and earth and are all circular in plan. The internal diameters of these structures vary from 3 metres to 5 metres and the height of the walls varies between 0.2 metres and 0.7 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 128971. |
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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: #139285 ] |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011379. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48207 | Related to: Hut circle among the south-east of of settlement at Wedlake (Monument) |
| MDV4104 | Related to: Hut circle settlement south-east of Wedlake, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV48204 | Related to: Hut circle south of settlement south-east of Wedlake, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV48205 | Related to: Hut circle south of settlement south-east of Wedlake, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 4 2022 12:49PM |
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