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HER Number:MDV59178
Name:Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford

Summary

Hut circle of 4.4 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.8 metres high forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kes Tor coaxial field system.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 666 868
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68NE67
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/73/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28714
  • Pastscape

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 149125 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 1st April 1997. Hut circle of 4.4 metres diameter with single orthosat and rubble wall 1.5 metres wide by 0.8 metres high. Internal area 15.19 square metres.

Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System (Plan - measured). SDV229808.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Central of three hut circles '14' in an irregular shaped enclosure at 'Kes Tor settlement'.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016691 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: 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.
SDV229808Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140445 ]
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149125.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691.

Associated Monuments

MDV134024Part of: Settlement within Kes Tor field system, Chagford and Gidleigh Parishes (Monument)
MDV59179Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59180Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59181Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59177Related to: Hut circle within the Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor

Date Last Edited:Apr 24 2023 11:41AM