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| HER Number: | MDV64134 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement 180m south-east of Rival Tor |
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Summary
Stone hut circle within a prehistoric settlement 180m SE of Rival Tor. Diameter measures 5.5m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1.7m wide, 0.4m high. Door faces 170 degrees and is defined on the west by edge set slabs. Another, now recumbent slab lying within the doorway may also have formed part of the jamb.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 880 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NW113
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1342213
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/78/12
- Old SAM Ref: 28726
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 149313 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(04/02/1998) Stone hut circle within a prehistoric settlement 180m SE of Rival Tor.
SX 64568804 Diameter measures 5.5m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1.7m wide, 0.4m high. Door faces 170 degrees and is defined on the west by edge set slabs. Another, now recumbent slab lying within the doorway may also have formed part of the jamb.
Ancient Monuments, 2000, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV246077.
(12/07/2000) Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m SW of Buttern Hill.
The northern settlement survives within an aggregate field system and comprises six hut circles varying from 6 square metres in are to 26 square metres. All are of orthostatic or rubble construction. At least 9 fields are visible. Three cairns are included in this area, two being clearance cairns, but one has a visible cist. The southern settlement consists of 4 widely spaced stone hut circles and 3 lengths of rubble walling which may be remnants of a field system. The internal diameters of these huts range from 5.4m to 6.0m. Scheduled, RSM Number 28726.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Visible on the lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV246077 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2000. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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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 149313. |
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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138031 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33609 | Part of: Small hut settlement south-east of Rival Tor (Monument) |
| MDV64133 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement 180m south-east of Rival Tor (Monument) |
| MDV64135 | Related to: Hut in settlement south-east of Rival Tor (Monument) |
| MDV20906 | Related to: Hut Settlement east of Rival Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2022 1:46PM |
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