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| HER Number: | MDV59177 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within the Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 6.1 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.8 metres high within the Kes Tor reave system. A 1.5 metres wide south-east facing gap may represent the doorway
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 868 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/73/1
- 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 149124, 1/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Hut circle measures 6.1 metres in diameter. Rubble wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. Internal area 29.2 metres. A 130 degree facing gap measuring 1.5 metres wide may represent the 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.
Northern of three hut circles '14' of 6.3 metres diameter in an irregular shaped enclosure at 'Kes Tor settlement'.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
Centred SX 66718690. A settlement containing seven hut circles and three other features on the north-east slope of Chagford Common 200 metres south of Kestor Gate. The huts are all terraced into the slope and vary in diameter from 4.2 metres to 9.5 metres. The four largest huts, 1-4, consist of double rings of massive upright slabs up to 1.2 metres high. Entrances are visible in the south-east margins of huts 2, 3 and 6.
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 14 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(15/01/2019) Condition of huts assessed by volunteer recorders as good, although some vegetation encrochment (mostly rushes) noted. Vegetation encroachment is worse on Hut MDV59177 (score; 2) than Hut MDV59179 (score; 1). Wet area, probably spring, by northern 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.
With 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 149124, 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. [Mapped feature: #96349 ] |
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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). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 14. |
| 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) |
| MDV6194 | Part of: Group of huts and associated small fields within Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59179 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59180 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59181 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV59178 | 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
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 10:26AM |
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