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Summary

Stone hut circle 'W' within a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. The interior of the structure measures 5.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.2 metres wide wall standing up to 0.8 metres high. The doorway faces south and is lined on both sides with upright slabs. The doorway is visually one of the most impressive within the settlement.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011183: Stone hut circle 260m north of Hart Tor forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 20
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/21
• Old SAM County Ref: 831
• Old SAM Ref: 22307
• 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.

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

24/8/1950 (SX 5812 7227) Hut W (6.0m diameter, walls 0.4m high). Much overgrown and despoiled. Entrance clearly marked at the south by two large standing stones (0.7m and 0.8m high). Condition fair.

National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX5574/2, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV277344.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130727, 09/12/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Stone hut circle within a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. The interior of the structure measures 5.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.2 metres wide wall standing up to 0.8 metres high. The doorway faces south and is lined on both sides with upright slabs.
This settlement was partially excavated in 1895 by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, but it is not known which huts were investigated. The doorway is visually one of the most impressive within the settlement.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Most southerly of 45 hut circles within settlement at 'Hart Tor North' with an entrance to the south.

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

Visible on the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-98 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

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

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-98 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 200° showing grass and moss covering with one gorse outcrop.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011183 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes a stone hut circle lying on a west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated between Devil's Bridge and Hart Tor. The hut is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 5.0 metres in diameter and the 1.2 metres wide wall stands up to 0.8 metres high. A doorway, lined on both sides with upright slabs, leads through the southern wall of the hut.

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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