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| HER Number: | MDV59170 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 8.2 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 1.2 metres high in long rectangular field within the Kes Tor reave system
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 869 |
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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: SX68NE129
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 889873
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/72/7
- 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., MPP 149117, 1/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Hut circle measures 8.2 metres in diameter. Double orthostat wall 1.5 metres wide, 1.2 metres high. Internal area measures 52.78 metres. Huge orthostats. No trace of door, but it may have orginally been at 50 degrees (north-east) where a length of the hut's walling has been robbed.
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 '8' of 9.0 metres diameter at 'Kes Tor settlement' was built of massive stones but part of its east wall is missing.
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 8 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(06/01/2019) Condition of hut assessed by volunteer recorders as very good, only a small amount of vegetation encroachment (rushes, but no gorse) recorded on this hut.
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 149117, 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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140411 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 8. |
| 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) |
| MDV59173 | Related to: Hut circle in Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (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) |
| MDV59168 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59172 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59171 | Related to: Hut circle within reave system at Kes Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59176 | Related to: Hut circle within the Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59175 | Related to: Hut within northern part of Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6114 | Related to: Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 10:25AM |
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