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Summary

Hut attached to the exterior of the east side of eastern enclosure at Tory Brookhead north of Cholwichtown Clay Works of 5.0 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metre wide by up to 0.4 metres high

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002553: Enclosures and hut circles N of Tory Brook Head

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 34
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/23/11
• Old SAM Ref: 10793(P)
• Pastscape: 439205

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133402 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(18/05/1993) Hut E (SX 5866 6333) Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 5m in diameter and is defined by a 1.2m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high. Attached to the outer face of the agglomerate enclosure.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 166-9, Map 51, Figure 51.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut Circle '6' of 4.8 metres diameter on a platform attached to the exterior of the eastern boundary of the eastern Enclosure 'B' at 'Tory Brookhead enclosures'.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5863 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

Curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

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

Northern part of feature shown on survey.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5863 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

Curvilinear banks are identifiable as very subtle earthworks.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

(SX 5866 6334) Curvilinear banks up to circa 2.5m wide are visible as stony earthwork banks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2002 onwards and are identifiable as a subtle earthwork banks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013, abutting the eastern exterior edge of the boundary bank of the enclosure MDV2425.
The banks define a roughly oval area up to approximately 8m across.
The visible earthworks are interpreted as evidence of a hut circle of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date.
It is one of 8 hut circles associated with the adjacent enclosure and has been transcribed as part of enclosure MDV2425.

Richards, A. F., 2020, Cholwich Town settlement MDV2425 records confusion (Personal Comment). SDV150716.

(18/05/2020) Due to confusion over unclean HER records, the South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey project (2019-20), has ascribed information onto incorrect records; see notes field. Record locations have been updated and correct source information added.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1002553 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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