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| HER Number: | MDV59171 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within reave system at Kes Tor, Chagford |
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Summary
Disturbed hut circle of 4.8 metres diwneter with a bank 1.2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within reave system at the Kes Tor settlement
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 870 |
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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: SX68NE160
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 902331
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/72/8
- 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
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(08/01/1992) SX 66698704. A disturbed hut circle on the NE edge of Chagford Common 150m S of Teigncombe Gate.
It is visible as a level platform 4.8m in diameter enclosed by a stoney bank averaging 1.2m wide and 0.4m high on the W, E and S. The N side has been built up by 0.5m while the S side is cut into the slope by 0.4m. There is no obvious entrance.
This hut lies within a well-developed parallel reave system.
(See RCHME 1991 'Castor Survey' at 1:2500 scale).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149118 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
SX 6669 8703 Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. (01/04/1997) Diameter 5m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1.1m wide, 0.6m high. Internal area 19.62m. Terraced. Stones around the north and east sides, but earthwork elsewhere.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle '9' of circa 6.2 metres diameter in the south-west corner of a field at 'Kes Tor settlement'. Only about half a dozen slabs arranged around a circular levelled area are all that remains of this 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.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, SD-KT 9 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(06/01/2019) Condition of hut assessed by volunteer recorders as very good; some slight vegetation encroachment (gorse and some rushes) noted. Nicely turfed inside 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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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149118. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. A. J. Probert. |
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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). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 9. |
| 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) |
| MDV59172 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59170 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, 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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