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| HER Number: | MDV59168 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 9 metres by 8 metres with walls 1.1 metres wide by 0.6 metres high in square enclosure within Kestor 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/116/3
- 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
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149115, 1/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Hut measures 9 metres by 8 metres. Single orthostat wall 1.1 metre wide, 0.6 metres high. Internal area 72 metres. Several gaps in the wall, but no obvious doorway.
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.
Two circular banks at '6' within a small curved enclosure in the south-eastern corner of a rectangular field at 'Kes Tor settlement'. The smaller circle is of 4.6 metres diameter and the larger of circa 9.0 metres diameter which may have been a simple animal pen.
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.
Depicted on the digital map layer.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Irregular shaped feature shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
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. This hut was not definitively located.
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. MPP 149115, 1/4/1997. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. 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: #140407 ] |
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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) |
| MDV59169 | Related to: Hut circle in small enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59167 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59166 | Related to: Hut circle near square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59170 | 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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