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HER Number:MDV49298
Name:Hut Circle 'E' within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy

Summary

Possible hut recorded in 1988 survey consisting of a ring of stones 1.2 metres wide by 0.25 metres high defining an internal area of 1.5 metres diameter. No entrance is visible and no terracing is apparent. Enclosure walls adjoin on the north-east, south-east, south and south-west.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 540 785
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/117/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 22207
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Pattison, P., 1988, Duchy Farms Survey (includes Cuddliptown Down) (Report - Survey). SDV226221.

Visited on 24th April 1988. SX 5401 7854 Hut Circle 'E'. This is really only a ring of stones 1.2 metres wide by 0.25 metres high defining an internal area of 1.5 metres diameter. No entrance is visible and no terracing is apparent.
Enclosure walls adjoin on the north-east, south-east, south and south-west.

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

Visited in 1992. Survives as a ring of protruding stones measuring 1.2 metres wide, 0.25 metres high, defining internal area of 1.5 metres diameter. Attached to 4 lengths of boundary wall and 2 enclosures.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Possible hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Richards, A. F., 2023, Note on hut locations (Personal Comment). SDV270015.

Location not certain but seems to match the description for this feature.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV226221Report - Survey: Pattison, P.. 1988. Duchy Farms Survey (includes Cuddliptown Down). Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown.
SDV270015Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2023. Note on hut locations. Not Applicable.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141910 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV7388Part of: Hut circle settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV49299Related to: Feature 'F' within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV49295Related to: Hut Circle 'A' within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV49296Related to: Hut circle 'B' within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV56583Related to: Hut Circle 'G' within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV56584Related to: Hut circle 'H' in settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV49301Related to: Hut Circle 'I' within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48244Related to: Hut Circle 'J' in settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV48243Related to: Hut Circle 'K' in settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV49300Related to: Two hut circles within settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV49297Related to: Unlikely hut in settlement south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 19 2023 3:13PM