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HER Number:	MDV62005
Name:	Hut circle in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries

Summary

Hut in settlement at Yes Tor Bottom. Diameter 10 metres. Double orthostat and earthwork wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Southern sector wall robbed leaving behind a slight earthwork surviving as a scarp up to 0.3 metres high. Low grass cover.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 565 730
Map Sheet:	SX57SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Walkhampton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	WALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1019587: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries, 1140m ENE of Criptor
SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains on Walkhampton Common including 19th century Swelltor and Foggintor Quarries, a section of the early 19th century Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway, later converted to railway, also streamworks along the Yes Tor Brook

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 133
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/86/9
Old SAM Ref: 24108(P)
Pastscape: 440411
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP152578, 21/3/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Yes Tor Bottom, 1120 metres east-north-east of Criptor. Diameter 10 metres. Double orthostat and earthwork wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Southern sector wall robbed leaving behind a slight earthwork surviving as a scarp up to 0.3 metres high. Low grass.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 18-19, fig 44.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Depicted on map by Butler.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Remains of this hut shown on the modern mapping.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 22/04/2019. Internal measurement 6.8m. Condition OK. Photo taken

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Visited 22/04/2019. Photo taken

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656	Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 18-19, fig 44.2.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP152578, 21/3/2000.


SDV360652	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114571 ]


SDV362781	Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV363073	Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV57134	Part of: Hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)
MDV4977	Related to: Hut circle L in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Jul 2 2019 4:34PM

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