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HER Number:MDV48213
Name:Hut circle 'V' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy

Summary

Small hut circle 'V' of 2.2 metres diameter with walls 2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high at the south-east end of a line of prospecting pits within the extensive 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/3/6
  • Old SAM Ref: 20393
  • 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 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 'V' at SX53577655 situated at the south-east end of a line of mineral prospecting pits and partly overlain by spoil from them. It has an internal diameter of 2.2 metres with damaged walling of small and medium size, partly turf-covered stone spread between 1.3 and 3.4 metres wide. The interior has been cut into the slope to 0.5 metres.

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

Visited in 1992. Internal diameter 2.2 metres. Rubble bank wall 2 metres wide, 0.5 metres.

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

Not shown within settlement north-east of Cox Tor.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Hut circle marked on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1011389 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Within Scheduled aarea.

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.
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93133 ]
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)
MDV49708Related to: Group of prospecting pits within the 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)
MDV48211Related to: Hut circle 'D' 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)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Sep 22 2022 10:58AM