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Summary

Hut circle 'P' of 4.5 metres diameter with walls 3 metres wide by 0.35 metres high within the extensive settlement to the north-east of Cox Tor on Petertavy Great Common

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011387: Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor
• SHINE: Earthworks and surviving stone walling of Bronze Age hut circle settlements and medieval or later prospecting pits on Petertavy Great Common, to north-east of Cox Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/3/21
• 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 'P' at SX53527642 of 4.5 metres internal diameter with walling of medium and large size rubble 2-3 metres wide and 0.35 metres high, partly turf-covered. The interior, not terraced into the slope, contains a small amount of scattered stone. No entrance can be seen.

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

Visited in 1992. Internal diameter 4.5 metres. Rubble bank wall 3 metres wide, 0.35 metres high with 3 orthostats built into south side.

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

Hut circle shown in extensive settlement to the north-east of Cox Tor.

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, 1011387 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes a stone hut circle situated on a gentle north-east facing slope overlooking the valley of the Colly Brook and forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor. The building is composed of rubble bank walling with three orthostats, or upright stones, built into the southern side. The interior of the structure measures 4.5 metres in diameter and is defined by a 3 metres wide wall standing up to 0.35 metres high. This structure is situated on the periphery of the settlement.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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