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HER Number:MDV59161
Name:Hut circle forming part of settlement within Kestor Coaxial Field System, Chagford

Summary

Hut circle of 8 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 1.4 metres high forming part of the settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system

Location

Grid Reference:SX 667 871
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68NE67
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/71/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28714

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, SX68NE67, SX68NE67 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV340026.

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

Central of three 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149108 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 1st April 1997. Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the kestor coaxial field system. Diameter 8 metres. Single orthostat wall 1.5 metres wide, 1.4 metres high. Internal area 50.24 square metres. Historic wall leading over south eastern part of the hut may be obscuring the original doorway. Grass, gorse and 1 hawthorn tree. Vehicle erosion on south east side of the hut. Historic wall has a ditch on the south-east side. This wall measures 2.4 metres wide, 0.9 metres high and the ditch is 1.4 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep.

Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System, 1:2500 plan (Plan - measured). SDV229808.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Central of three hut circles at '10' within 'Kes Tor settlement'.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016691 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled 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. 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1.
SDV229808Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital. 1:2500 plan.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149108.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV340026National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SX68NE67. National Monuments Record Database. Unknown. SX68NE67.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140580 ]
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691.

Associated Monuments

MDV6192Part of: Group of three hut circles within the Kes Tor Coaxial field system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59162Related to: Hut circle forming part of settlement within Kestor coaxial field system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59160Related to: Hut circle forming part of settlement within Kestor Coaxial Field System, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59160Related to: Hut circle forming part of settlement within Kestor Coaxial Field System, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59160Related to: Hut circle forming part of settlement within Kestor Coaxial Field System, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59160Related to: Hut circle forming part of settlement within Kestor Coaxial Field System, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8653 - Teigncombe Farm, Duchy Farms Survey

Date Last Edited:May 3 2023 12:42PM