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HER Number:MDV48211
Name:Hut circle 'D' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy

Summary

Hut circle 'D' of 5.2 metres by 6 metres with walls up to 2.3 metres wide by 0.45 metres high within the settlement to the north-east of Cox Tor on Petertavy Great Common

Location

Grid Reference:SX 535 765
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/3/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 20396
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NW33
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

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.

One of the 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57NW33, SX57NW33 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV228332.

Pattison, P., 1987, Settlement north-east of Cox Tor - Field Investigation (Report - Assessment). SDV241190.

Visited on 1st December 1987. Hut circle 'D' at SX53547656 of 5.2 to 6 metres in internal diameter with walls 1.5 to 2.3 metres wide and 0.3 to 0.45 metres high, composed of partly turf-covered small-medium size stone rubble. Its plan is almost D-shaped with the bar of the 'D' upslope. The interior is terraced into the slope by cutting in an embankment to 0.45 metres. There is a possible entrance in the southern arc.

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

Visited in 1992. D-shaped hut. Internal dimension 5.2 - 6.0 metres. Rubble bank wall 2 metres wide, 0.45 metres high. Doorway to south.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 84-85, Map 31, Figure 31.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle to the west of Enclosures 'D' and 'E' within the large settlement to the noerht-east of Cox Tor.

Newman, P., 2019, Prehistoric Settlements North and South of Wedlake (Supplementary survey report) (Report - Survey). SDV363726.

Hut circle shown on survey.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1011389 (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. 84-85, Map 31, Figure 31.2.
SDV228332Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57NW33. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57NW33.
SDV241190Report - Assessment: Pattison, P.. 1987. Settlement north-east of Cox Tor - Field Investigation. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report.
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).
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. 1011389.

Associated Monuments

MDV4105Part of: Hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV26287Related to: Enclosure within settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48212Related to: Hut circle 'C' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48217Related to: Hut circle 'F' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48216Related to: Hut circle 'G' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48219Related to: Hut circle 'I' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48218Related to: Hut circle 'J' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48213Related to: Hut circle 'V' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8292 - Survey of the prehistoric settlements north and south of Wedlake

Date Last Edited:Sep 27 2022 10:29AM