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Summary

Northern of two hut circles of 6.2 metres diameter with walls 2 metres wide by 0.7 metres high on the south side of the settlement to the south-east of Roos Tor

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Stone walls and earthworks of a Bronze Age reave and hut circles to south-east of Roos Tor
• Scheduled Monument 1007546: Two stone hut circles 570m south-east of Roos Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/214
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX57NW50, SX57NW50 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV225401.

Hut 'd'. Low banks of partly turf-covered, small stone rubble 1.4 metres wide and 0.1 to 0.3 metres high delimit an internal area of 3-3.4 metres diameter. The circuit is damaged on the south-east where a section of bank appears to be pushed towards the interior. The interior is terraced into the slope 0.25 metres and embanked on the downslope 0.3 etres. There is no sign of an entrance (nmr, with no further reference).

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 87, Map 31, Site 8 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Largest of three hut circles within the clitter in the south of the settlement to the south-east of Roos Tor.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007546 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes two stone hut circles situated on a gentle east-facing slope overlooking the valley of the river Walkham. Both buildings are terraced into the hillslope, are composed of rubble walling and possess east facing doorways. The northern hut measures 6.2 metres in diameter and has 2 metres wide walls standing up to 0.7 metres high. Both huts lie in close proximity to a substantial Bronze Age field boundary known as The Great Western Reave.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
• EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

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