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Summary

Hut circle within settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow redefined in 2002 as a probable small military structure

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019082: Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/147/5
• Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Alternate Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
• (Alternate Type) MILITARY EARTHWORKS (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140386 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(16/04/1995) Hut circle situated 0.5m from an enclosure boundary bank. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior is oval, 2m by 1.8m, and is defined by a 1m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high. Doorway survives as a gap in the surrounding wall and faces east-north-east.

Robertson, J. G., 1991, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV166324.

Robertson shows this as a hut.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 118-21, Map 49, Figure 49.7 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Northern of three hut circles attached to the eastern boundary of the enclosure at Settlement 'C' at 'Lower Hentor Brook'. This small hut is attached to the exterior of the boundary wall.

Gerrard, S., 1995, SAM 24230 (Plan - sketch). SDV164276.

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

(16/01/2002) Two adjoining features at SX 5848 6579 are depicted by Butler and Robertson as hut circles. While there is a superficial resemblance the larger appears to be a stone clearance heap and the other a small military structure.

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

Small hut circle shown on survey.

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

Visible on the aerial photography.

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

Northern of three hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019082 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

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