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Summary

Hut terraced into the hillslope; survives as an earthwork of the simple plan type. The interior of the structure measures 5.2 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.8 metres wide bank standing up to 0.6 metres high. A gap in the western length of the wall may represent a doorway.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011174: Thirty-six stone hut circles and an irregular aggregate field system forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 450m north of Hart Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 20
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/11
• Old SAM County Ref: 831
• Old SAM Ref: 22303
• Pastscape: 440082

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC 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.

Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 189-191 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE20, SX67SE20, Hut F (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276586.

24/8/1950 (SX 5814 7251) Hut F (7.8m diameter, walls 0.6m high on the north side). Only traces of this hut circle remain to the west and south-west. The remaining stones appear to have been used to build up the wall on the north side for shooting practice. The entrance appears to be to the south-west, its condition is fair.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130715, 09/12/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Thirty-six stone hut circles and an irregular aggregate field system forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 450 metres north of Hart Tor. The building is terraced into the hillslope and survives as an earthwork of the simple plan type. The interior of the structure measures 5.2 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.8 metres wide bank standing up to 0.6 metres high. A gap in the western length of the wall may represent a doorway.
This settlement was partially excavated in 1895 by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, but it is not known which huts were investigated.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 53-54, Map46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle shown within settlement at 'Hart Tor North'.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Clearly visible on the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-105 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 15/11/2019. Overall condition good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-105 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 050° showing grass, moss and heather covering with gorse outrops.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011174 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes 36 stone hut circles dispersed within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement between Hart Tor and Devil's Bridge.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7517 - Survey of Har Tor tin works
• EDV7525 - Survey of Hart Tor prehistoric settlement
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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