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HER Number:	MDV4979
Name:	Hut circle Q in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries

Summary

Diameter measures 7.5 metres. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 0.8 metres wide, 1.1 metres high. Covered with grass and rushes.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 566 729
Map Sheet:	SX57SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Walkhampton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	WALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1019587: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries, 1140m ENE of Criptor
SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains on Walkhampton Common including 19th century Swelltor and Foggintor Quarries, a section of the early 19th century Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway, later converted to railway, also streamworks along the Yes Tor Brook

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 133
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/93/3
Old SAM Ref: 24108
Pastscape: 440411
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE41, Hut circle 'Q', 25/8/1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276070.

One of a group of 17 hut circles, given the letter 'Q'. Double wall type, in poor condition diameter 6.0 metres, wall width 1.25 metres, height 0.4 metres. North-east quadrant of wall destroyed. Several large slabs of granite form outer part of north-west quadrant. Entrance apparently to south.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152557, 21/3/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Yes Tor Bottom, 1120 metres east-north-east of Criptor.
Diameter 7.5 metres. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 0.8 metres wide, 1.1 metres high. Covered with grass and rushes.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Depicted on the modern mapping.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 22/04/2019. SX 56633 72932. Slight gorse and livestock tracks. 90% reed inundation. Condition OK. Photo taken

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Visited 22/04/2019. Photo taken

Sources / Further Reading

SDV276070	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE41. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut circle 'Q', 25/8/1950.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152557, 21/3/2000.


SDV359962	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93584 ]


SDV362781	Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV363073	Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV57134	Part of: Hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)
MDV62001	Related to: Enclosure wall in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Jul 2 2019 4:13PM

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