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| HER Number: | MDV59166 |
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| Name: | Hut circle near square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 6.4 metres by 5.9 metres with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.75 metres high on south side of small enclosure within Kes Tor reave system
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: SX68NE128
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 889774
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/116/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 261
- Old SAM Ref: 28714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
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.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle '7' of 5.9 metres diameter in the northern corner of a small triangular enclosure within a rectangular field at 'Kes Tor settlement'.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
(11/10/1991) 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.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
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.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016691 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: 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. |
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| 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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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140409 ] |
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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. |
| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6193 | Part of: Group of hut circles on north side of Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV59167 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59168 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59163 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59164 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59165 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6114 | Related to: Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV14884 | Related to: Square enclosure south-east of Roundy Pound, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 10:23AM |
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