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| HER Number: | MDV59166 |
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| Name: | Hut circle near square enclosure in Kestor reave system |
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Summary
Hut circle measures 6.4 metres by 5.9 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.75 metres high. Internal area 37.76 metres. Composed of large orthostats. Two other huts inside nearby square enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 867 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 NE 128
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/116/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 149113, 1/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Hut measures 6.4 metres by 5.9 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.75 metres high. Internal area 37.76 metres. Composed of large orthostats. Door faces 183 degrees and is partly filled by 3 large rocks. Tree in north-west wall.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System (Plan - measured). SDV229808.
Depicted on plan.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
Centred SX 66458678. Three hut circles situated within several small enclosures on the moderate north-west facing slope of Chagford Common, 100 metres south-east of Round Pound. The huts are all terraced into the slope and vary in diameter from 4.9 metres to 8.8 metres. There are no obvious entrances.
All the huts are slightly ovoid and the diameters are averages for each hut.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, SD-KT 12 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(15/01/2019) Condition of enclosure and huts assessed by volunteer recorders as moderate, although gorse encroachment is severe in places, particularly affecting the pound walls.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographs taken during January 2019 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229808 | Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. 149113, 1/4/1997. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96339 ] |
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| SDV359365 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 12. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV59167 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure in Kestor reave system (Monument) |
| MDV59168 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure in Kestor reave system (Monument) |
| MDV6114 | Related to: Kes Tor field system (Monument) |
| MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Chagford Common and around Thornworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV14884 | Related to: Square enclosure south-east of Roundy Pound, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2020 10:58AM |
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