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Summary

Hut on north-east enclosure wall to the south-west of Hen Tor of 4.0 metres diameter with walls 1.1 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. An entrance is situated in the east side

Location

Protected Status

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

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 78
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/159/7
• Old SAM County Ref: 10694
• Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
• Pastscape: 438723

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE78, Hut F (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163730.

SX 5903 6536 Hut F; one of a group six described by the Ordnance Survey as having average diameters of 7.5 metres, walling of large stones from which turf has been largely denuded reaching the approximate height of 0.5 metres. Entrances all to the south-east.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE78 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV363230.

No further information.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140418, 01/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5903 6538) Hut G. One of 7 hut circles forming part of a partially enclosed settlement. Simple plan and double orthostat walling type. Abutted by enclosure wall. Interior measures 4m in diameter and is defined by a 1.3m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high. Gap in surrounding wall facing ese may represent an original doorway.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 122-3, Map 49, figure 49.8 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle attached to the north-east boundary of Enclosure 'C' at 'Upper Hentor Brook' with an entrance on the south-east to the outside of the enclosure.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 148-51/102.518f (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

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

(22/03/2002) SX 59036537. Measures 4.0m in diameter with walls 1.1m wide and 0.3m high. An entrance is situated in the east side.

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

Hut shown on survey.

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

Less clear on the aerial photography than the other huts in this enclosure, only a possible curve of the southern hut wall could be seen.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-28 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(06/02/2020) Condition of hut assessed as good, although vegetation is having an impact on this feature. Less clearly defined hut than MDV55414 and 55418. Surrounding area has scattered stones and stone in hut circle with a lot of moss and scattered vegetation.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photographs taken during February 2020 visit.

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

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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