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Summary

Hut circle of 3.9 metres by 2.4 metres with walls 1.6 metres wide by 0.2 metres high within the settlement south-east of Roos Tor.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Stone walls and earthworks of a Bronze Age reave and hut circles to south-east of Roos Tor
• Scheduled Monument 1007991: Stone hut circle 600m south-east of Roos Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/205
• Old SAM Ref: 22219
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX57NW50, SX57NW50 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV225401.

Visited on 17th October 1978. Hut circle 'c' at SX54857636. Internal diameter 4 metres with a wall 1 metre thick. Entrance to south. Type 1.
Hut 'c' at SX54857635. Internal diam 5.6 metres. Similar form to hut 'b' though with some larger stones at wall edging. Walling survives to max 0.3 metres high internally, 0.35 metres externally; 1.3-1.6 metres wide except on east where tumble extends it to 2.2 metres. Break in circuit on east-south-east. Level interior formed by cutting into slope to 0.55 metres and embankment on downslope to 0.35 metres (nmr, with no further reference).

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 87, Map 31, Site 8 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Northern of a group of three hut circles within the clitter to the south-east of Roos Tor.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007991 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes a stone hut circle situated on a gentle east-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. The structure is terraced into the hillslope and is composed of rubble walling. The interior of the structure is oval in plan, measures 3.9 metres long by 2.4 metres wide and is defined by a wall 1.6 metres wide standing up to 0.2 metres high. The hut lies in close proximity to a substantial Bronze Age field boundary known as the Great Western Reave.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
• EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

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