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HER Number:MDV58341
Name:Possible hut circle in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Possible hut circle of 4 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.3 metres high forming part of the settlement to the south-west of Stonetor Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 645 850
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68NW21
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/47/3
  • Old SAM Ref: 28663

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144035 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut forming part of settlement. (09/04/1997) SX 64568509 (NMR 21) Hut diameter measures 4m. Earthwork wall 1.4m wide, 0.3m high. Internal area 12.56m. Not shown by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England but it is shown by J. Butler

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 187-188, Map 37, Figure 37.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Northern of a row of four hut circles in the southern part of 'Stonetor Brookhead settlement'.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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. 187-188, Map 37, Figure 37.3.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144035.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140892 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV58338Part of: Hut circle settlement to the south-west of Stonetor Hil, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV4704Related to: Hut circle 'X' in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV4705Related to: Hut circle 'Y' in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV4706Related to: Hut circle 'Z' in settlement south-west of Stonetor Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV29123Related to: Shovel Down reave system (west), Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8652 - Langridge Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jun 30 2023 3:46PM