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HER Number:	MDV6193
Name:	Group of hut circles on north side of Chagford Common

Summary

Group of thirteen hut circles. Part of settlement on north slopes of Castor. Described by Fox (1955) as group B. See related records for further detail.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 666 868
Map Sheet:	SX68NE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Chagford
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	CHAGFORD

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1016691: Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/72
Old SAM County Ref: 261
Old SAM Ref: 28714

Monument Type(s) and Dates

UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map, 89NE (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Fox, A., 1955, Huts at Kes Tor settlement, 87-102 (Article in Serial). SDV274383.

Group of thirteen hut circles. Part of settlement on north slopes of Castor. Group B.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1956-1974, SX68NE14, plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV274636.

National Monument Record, 1977, SX6686, 6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274641.

Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/EM, 3a (Aerial Photograph). SDV274678.

Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/LS, 15 (Aerial Photograph). SDV267566.

Griffith, F. M., 1989, DAP/LT, 1-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346554.

Devon County Council, 1989, DAP/PJ, 14,15 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274652.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149105-6; 149110-24. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Schedule Monument Consent letter (Correspondence). SDV274341.

(19/07/1999) Consent granted, subject to conditions, for works concerning the archaeological research excavation of a hut circle to examine the impact of bracken on sensitive archaeological deposits.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV267566	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/LS. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 15.


SDV274341	Correspondence: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. Schedule Monument Consent letter. Schedule Monument Consent Letter. Unknown.
SDV274383	Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1955. Huts at Kes Tor settlement. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 20. Unknown. 87-102.
SDV274636	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1956-1974. SX68NE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. plan.


SDV274641	Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6686. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 6.


SDV274652	Aerial Photograph: Devon County Council. 1989. DAP/PJ. Devon County Council Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 14,15.


SDV274678	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1985. DAP/EM. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3a.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149105-6; 149110-24..


SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 89NE.


SDV346554	Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. DAP/LT. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-7.

Associated Monuments

MDV59191	Parent of: Building or former hut in Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Building)
MDV59187	Parent of: Hut circle 150 metres south-east of Batworthy Bridge, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59173	Parent of: Hut circle in Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59169	Parent of: Hut circle in small enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59167	Parent of: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59168	Parent of: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59158	Parent of: Hut circle in the reave system at Kestor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59166	Parent of: Hut circle near square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59163	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59164	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59165	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59170	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59172	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59179	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59184	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59185	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59186	Parent of: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59171	Parent of: Hut circle within reave system at Kes Tor, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59177	Parent of: Hut circle within the Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6117	Parent of: Roundy Pound on Kes Tor, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV6117	Related to: Roundy Pound on Kes Tor, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV59183	Parent of: Small hut circle in Roundy Pound, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV6194	Related to: Group of huts and associated small fields within Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6192	Related to: Group of three hut circles within the Kes Tor Coaxial field system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6114	Related to: Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV6117	Parent of: Roundy Pound on Kes Tor, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV6117	Related to: Roundy Pound on Kes Tor, Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor

Date Last Edited:	May 16 2023 11:12AM

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