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Summary

A 1.2 metre wide and 0.5 metre high rubble bank composed of mainly large stones associated with two hut circles. Covered with thick grass and some small gorse plants. Cut through by a post-medieval leat.

Location

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

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/86/13
• Old SAM Ref: 24108(P)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BANK (EARTHWORK) (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152582, 21/3/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Rubble bank forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Yes Tor Bottom, 1120 metres east-north-east of Criptor.
A 1.2 metre wide and 0.5 metre high rubble bank composed of mainly large stones. Thick grass and some small gorse plants.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 22-23; fig 44.7 (Monograph). SDV137656.

A low wall orientated to the north-west and ending at the edge of the tinners' excavations becomes detectable near the southern of two hut circles; either part of an enclosure wall or the only visible section of a longer reave.

Historic England, 2017, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV359963.

South east of the agglomerated enclosure are two further huts and a length of rubble walling. At one point this rubble wall is cut through by a post-medieval leat.

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

This bank could not be located during the condition assessment visit (22/12/2018). The Lidar data shows a possible bank above the leat this could not be located on the ground. Both associated huts were not found at their recorded locations, but two potential sites fairly close by were recorded.
There is a slightly more obvious banko the west. The shorter end is south of the leat and it curves to the west. (SX56815 72729 southern end – SX56730 72782 northern end) Both huts (MDV62007-62008) are to the east side of this bank. There are numerous worked stones in area to side of the bank showing evidence of tare and feather splitting but none in the bank itself.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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