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Summary

Hut is terraced into the hillslope which was excavated in 1895. The interior of the structure measures 5.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.9 metres wide wall standing up to 1.0 metres high. A line of stones visible within the interior of the hut, may represent a contemporary partition. The doorway faces south-south-west. A boundary bank leads north-east from this hut towards hut MDV4935. One of the visually more impressive huts within the settlement.

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
• 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/42/19
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/29
• 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, 177-8, 189-191 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

One of the eighteen hut circles excavated in 1895. Hartor Tor. Piece of slate of roughly circular form found in one of the hut circles, similar to one found at Grimspound. It was serving as a cover to a shallow vessel.

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

24/8/1950 (SX 5820 7240). Hut M (8.5m diameter, walls 1.0m wide, 0.3m maximum height). A double walled type with an entrance clearly defined by tall standing stones to the south. Condition very good.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130733, 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.
Stone hut circle within a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and double orthostat walling type. The interior of the structure measures 5.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.9 metres wide wall standing up to 1.0 metres high. A line of stones visible within the interior of the hut, may represent a contemporary partition. The doorway faces south-south-west. A boundary bank leads north-east from this hut towards hut MPP 130732.
This settlement was partially excavated in 1895 by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee; a piece of slate of roughly circular form found in one of the hut circles, similar to one found at Grimspound. It was serving as a cover to a shallow vessel. One of the visually more impressive huts within the settlement.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Large hut circle at 'Hart Tor North' with an entrance to the south which was excavated in 1895.

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

Hut is visible on the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-102 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

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

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-102 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 280° showing grass, moss and heather covering.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping slighty to the north-west at SX58197240.

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

• FDV3198 - SLATE NON SPECIFIC (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)

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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