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Summary

Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor which was excavated in 1895. Hut terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling type. The interior measures 4.5 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.2 metres wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high. The doorway faces south-west and is lined on both sides by slabs.

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/42/30
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/31
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/58
• 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 slightly to the south on 19th century map.

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

One of the eighteen hut circles excavated in 1895.

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

24/8/1950 (SX 5826 7248). Hut K (6.8m diameter, walls 0.4m high). Single walled type; at the western extremity is a huge single block of weathered granite (0.9m high, 2.5m in length). Entrance to south, condition good but much robbed.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130707, 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.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling type. The interior measures 4.5 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.2 metres wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high. The doorway faces south-west and is lined on both sides by slabs.

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

Hut circle on the west side of a 'ditch' on the east side of the settlement at 'Hart Tor North'. This hut was excavated in1895.

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-104 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

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

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-104 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 200° showing grass, moss, heather and reed covering.

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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