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Summary

Hut in settlement north-west of Hen Tor. Small hut 2.0 metres in diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide and 0.75 metres high. Open to the west and subject to much later dumping (2002 survey).

Location

Protected Status

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

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 78SX 56 NE 78
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/158/2
• 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.

Two adjoining hut circles shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE78, Huts R and S (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163730.

Two huts marked on the early 20th century historic map at SX 5910 6544. Could not be located during the visit on 02/06/1950.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140439, 18/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5910 6545). One of two hut circles and length of boundary forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement (see also MDV126600). These buildings survive as banks of earth and stone surrounding a circular internal area and are linked to each other by a length of rubble bank which is up to 2m wide and 0.6m high. The relationship between the buildings and the rubble bank is unclear. Both huts are of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type.
The interior of the western hut is 3.1m in diameter and is defined by a 1.2m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high, except on the north-west side where a slight terrace survives. A small structure identified by othe Ordnance Survey and Butler attached to the outer face of this hut is probably a natural hollow within the clitter.

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 a section of boundary wall with a small annex on the north side and a small fragment of curving wall on the west side.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 156/102.528 + 529 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

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

(22/03/2002) SX 5910 6545. A possible hut 2.0m in diameter with walls 1.5m wide and 0.75m high. Open to the west and subject to much later dumping.

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.

Possible hut visible on the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-26 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(06/02/2020) Condition of hut assessed as moderate; vegetation encroachment is threatening this feature. Feature is bracken-covered.

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

Photographs taken during February 2020 visit.

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

Several hut circles shown on modern mapping in this area.

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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