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Summary

Hut circle between the two enclosures at Tory Brookhead to the north of Cholwichtown Clay Works of 5.7 metres in diameter with walls 1.7 metres wide and up to 0.7 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/23/15
• Old SAM Ref: 10793(P)
• Pastscape: 439205

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56SE34, 22.2.1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV138923.

Hut circle U. Diameter 7.5 metres. Walling of large turf-covered stones, 0.5 metres in height. No obvious entrance.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE34, Hut (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV138998.

(17/06/1977) To the south of the enclosures are 5 type 2 hut circles average internal diameter 6.0m. with wall 1.4m. wide; one has a southeast facing entrance and possible annex. The surrounding area is clear of boulders but there are no lynchets. (Type site SX 56 NE 11).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133405, 18/5/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

SX 5856 6332 Hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed settlement. Terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling type. Interior measures 5.7 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.7 metre wide wall standing up to 0.7 metres high.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 166-167, Map 51, Figure 51.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '9' between Enclosures'A' and 'B' at 'Tory Brookhead' of 5.7 metres diameter is badly damaged.

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

Curvilinear stony banks are visible as earthworks.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey, 23/05/2002 (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

Unenclosed hut circle at SX 58576334. A robbed hut circle 6.0 metres in diameter with walls 0.9 metres wide and 0.4 metres high.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Clearly visible on the aerial photography.

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 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.

A curvilinear bank up to circa 2m wide is visible as a stony earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs from 2002 onwards.
The bank defines a small, roughly oval enclosure approximately 5 by 6m across, circa 6m south of the large hut circle settlement enclosure MDV2425.
The visible earthwork is interpreted as the remains of a possible small hut circle of probable Bronze Age. It is one of 8 probably associated with the larger enclosure to the north and is possibly conjoined with a hut circle immediately to the south-west (MDV53391).
The earthwork remains identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013.

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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