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| HER Number: | MDV59193 |
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| Name: | Building or former hut circle in the Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Rectangular structure of 3 metres by 2.4 metres woth walls 1.3 metres wide by 0.7 metres high attached to a reave within the Kes Tor coaxial field system and 20 metres east of the summit tor. May originally have been a hut circle
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 665 862 |
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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: S68NE131
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 900847
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/103/3
- Old SAM Ref: 28714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- BUILDING (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (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.
(11/10/1991) SX 6656 8628. A possible hut circle adjacent to a reave 10m east of Castor Rock. It is represented by a crude circle of stones enclosing an area 3.0m in diameter. The site has not been levelled and there is no obvious entrance. (See RCHME 1991 'Castor Survey' at 1:2500 scale).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149143 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(02/04/1997) SX 6656 8627 A structure attached to a reave within the Kestor coaxial field system. Rectangular. Measures 3m by 2.4m. Single orthostat wall 1.3m wide, 0.7m high. A structure abutting a reave. Probably of historic date although it may originally have been a hut which has seen some alterations.
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.
Not shown at 'Kes Tor settlement'.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
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
| 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 149143. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| 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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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21222 | Related to: Possible cairn on the summit of Kes Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 2:32PM |
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