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HER Number:MDV57401
Name:Field system forming part of settlement west of Little Mis Tor

Summary

Irregular aggregate field system forming part of a large prehistoric hut settlement. The field system includes at least a dozen fields, many of which are very small. The fields are each defined by stone and earth walls and many of them abut earlier stone hut circles.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 555 763
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/38/7
  • Old SAM Ref: 28788(P)
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NE23

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX57NE23, SX57NE23 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV237029.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143914 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 16th November 1994. Irregular aggregate field system forming part of a large prehistoric hut settlement. The field system includes at least a dozen fields, many of which are very small. The fields are each defined by stone and earth walls and many of them abut earlier stone hut circles.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 69-71, Map 30, Figure 30.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Field system at 'Little Mis Tor West' settlement '4' includes five enclosures with Enclosure 'A' sub-divided into numerous small paddocks surrounding the majority of the hut circles.

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

Field system shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1016148 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument, which falls into six areas, includes three irregular aggregate field systems associated with prehistoric stone hut circle settlements. The largest settlement is associated with three blocks of irregular aggregate field systems and includes at least 57 stone hut circles surviving as stone and earth banks surrounding a circular or oval internal area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 69-71, Map 30, Figure 30.3.
SDV237029Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX57NE23. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57NE23.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143914.
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138633 ]
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016148.

Associated Monuments

MDV4611Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133253Related to: Enclosure within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57395Related to: Field system forming part of settlement west of Little Mis Tor (Monument)
MDV57400Related to: Hut circle '1' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133263Related to: Hut circle '10' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133264Related to: Hut circle '11' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133265Related to: Hut circle '12' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133266Related to: Hut circle '13' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133267Related to: Hut circle '14' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133268Related to: Hut circle '15' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133269Related to: Hut circle '16' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133270Related to: Hut circle '17' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133271Related to: Hut circle '18' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133272Related to: Hut circle '19' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133255Related to: Hut circle '2' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133256Related to: Hut circle '3' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133257Related to: Hut circle '4' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133258Related to: Hut circle '5' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133259Related to: Hut circle '6' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133260Related to: Hut circle '7' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133261Related to: Hut circle '8' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133262Related to: Hut circle '9' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57399Related to: Hut circle 'a' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133248Related to: Hut circle 'b' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133228Related to: Hut circle 'B' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133249Related to: Hut circle 'c' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133230Related to: Hut circle 'C' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133250Related to: Hut circle 'd' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133231Related to: Hut circle 'D' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133251Related to: Hut circle 'e' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133232Related to: Hut circle 'E' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133252Related to: Hut circle 'f' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133233Related to: Hut circle 'F' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133234Related to: Hut circle 'G' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133235Related to: Hut circle 'H' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133236Related to: Hut circle 'I' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133237Related to: Hut circle 'J' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133239Related to: Hut circle 'K' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133240Related to: Hut circle 'L' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57393Related to: Hut circle within large settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133244Related to: Hut circle within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57398Related to: Hut circle within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV130872Related to: Prehistoric or Roman tinworking slag, Upper Merrivale Tin Mills (Monument)
MDV57396Related to: Two pits within the settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 30 2022 12:50PM

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