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HER Number: | MDV54498 |
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Name: | Hut circle in settlement within the parallel reave system on Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
A solitary hut in an area of clitter on the northern flank of Stonetor Hill. It is slightly ovoid measuring 6.0 metres by 5.5 metres internally. The walls are of coursed boulders and upright slabs and there is no obvious entrance.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 648 858 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW60
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 903044
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/138
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(14/08/1991) SX 64878587. A solitary hut in an area of clitter on the N flank of Stonetor Hill. It is slightly ovoid measuring 6.0m N-S by 5.5m internally. The walls are of coursed boulders and upright slabs and there is no obvious entrance. This hut has not been terraced into the moderately sloping hillside. (See RCHME survey 'Shovel Down' at 1:2500 scale).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144064, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 6487 8585) A solitary hut circle within a coaxial field system on north slope of Stonetor Hill. Diameter 6.0 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.3 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Internal area 28.26 metres. Large number of rocks within interior.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 187, Map 37 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Farmstead consisting of a single hut circle of circa 6.0 metres diameter with a paddock and rectangular field lying amidst the clitter on the northern tip of Stonetor Hill, apparently unconnected with the larger settlement to the east.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 187, Map 37. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144064, 1997. |
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SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136273 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV54546 | Related to: Leat on Stonetor Hill and Shovel Down (Monument) |
MDV135030 | Related to: Settlement within the parallel reave system north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV29124 | Related to: Shovel Down reave system (east), Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Aug 10 2024 2:24PM |
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