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Summary

Hut Circle '5' of 6 metres diameter with walls 2.5 metres wide by up to 0.7 metres high and a southern doorway within settlement north-east of Ger Tor

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011237: Length of boundary wall and seven stone hut circles forming part of a large enclosure north-east of Ger Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/57/6
• Old SAM Ref: 22242
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58SE5, SX58SE5 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236695.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130607 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited in 1992. This stone hut circle is situated within a large enclosure. It is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and coursed walling type. The interior measures 6 metres in diameter and is defined by a 2.5 metres wide wall standing up to 0.7 metres high. The doorway faces south and is lined on both sides with slabs. A paved floor is visible within the entrance area and a possible bench measuring 3 metres by 2 metres survives against the north wall. An old excavation trench in the south-west quadrant is the result of a partial excavation carried out by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1893. This building forms part of a cluster of stone hut circles situated around the northern edge of the large enclosure.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 100-101, Map 32, Figure 32.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut Circle '5' of 5.9 metres diameter retains both jamb stones at the southern entrance at the 'Ger Tor North-east' settlement.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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