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HER Number:MDV51499
Name:Shelter within a hut circle at settlement in Tavy Cleave, Peter Tavy

Summary

Shelter of 6.2 metres diameter with walls 1 metre wide by 1 metre high sits directly on top of a hut circle within a hut circle at settlement in Tavy Cleave to the north of Standon Hill.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 556 831
Map Sheet:SX58SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/23/17
  • Old SAM Ref: 22355
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SE11

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHELTER (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX58SE11, SX58SE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236763.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133067 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 19th April 1993. Stone shelter within a hut settlement. Sits directly on top of an earlier stone hut circle and measures 6.2 metres in diameter internally, is defined by a single orthostat wall with drystone coursed infilling and stands 1 metre wide and 1 metre high.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 103, Map 32, Site 6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at 'Tavy Cleave East' settlement.

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, The Archaeology of the MOD Willsworthy Estate: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England NMR Reports for each monument Part 2 (Report - Survey). SDV360379.

Recorded as a hut circle.

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.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 103, Map 32, Site 6.
SDV236763Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1979. SX58SE11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX58SE11.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133067.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV360379Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. The Archaeology of the MOD Willsworthy Estate: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England NMR Reports for each monument Part 2. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. A4 Comb Bound.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV3566Part of: Hut circle settlement within Tavy Cleave, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV51487Part of: Hut circle within settlement in Tavy Cleave, Peter Tavy (Monument)

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

Date Last Edited:Jan 17 2023 10:14AM