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| HER Number: | MDV60294 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 4 metres diameter with walls 1 metre wide by 0.4 metres high forming part of the group of huts to the south of the Steeperton Tor settlement
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 621 889 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/22/18
- Old SAM Ref: 28722
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
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 149247 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(15/06/1998) SX 6218 8895 Stone hut circle forming part of the partially enclosed settlement on the north-east slope of Steeperton Tor. Diameter measures 4m. Earthwork and single orthostat wall 1m wide, 0.4m high. Grass, heather and bilberry.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 211, Map 41, Site '2' (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of the hut circles forming part of the group of huts to the south of the 'Steeperton Tor settlement'.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Possible hut faintly visible on the lidar data in roughly the position that Gerrard's 1998 plan shows it.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016639 (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. 211, Map 41, Site '2'. |
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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 149247. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016639. |
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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140665 Possible location on lidar matches Gerrard's plan of settlement, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134355 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV60295 | Related to: Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV34257 | Related to: Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV60290 | Related to: Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV60291 | Related to: Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV60292 | Related to: Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV60293 | Related to: Hut circle in group of huts to the south of Steeperton Tor settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2023 2:53PM |
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