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| HER Number: | MDV64172 |
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| Name: | Hut circle settlement at Ivy Tor, east-south-east of Belstone church |
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Summary
A group of rubble banks forming enclosures within a prehistoric settlement 780 metres south-east of Belstone parish church. Two discrete fields or enclosures are visible, but the remainder of the banks could not be resolved into any particular pattern. Includes six hut circles.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 626 930 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/131
- Old SAM Ref: 28727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149356 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 26/5/1998. A group of rubble banks forming enclosures within a prehistoric settlement 780 metres south-east of Belstone parish church. A series of rubble banks lying adjacent to a small hut settlement. Two discrete fields or enclosures are visible, but the remainder of the banks could not be resolved into any particular pattern.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
The western settlement is centred at NGR SX62609303 and includes at least six stone hut circles together with enclosures, lengths of rubble walling and a cairnfield. The stone hut circles survive as circular or oval walls each surrounding an internal area measuring between 13 sq m and 94 sq m, with the average being 36 sq m. Only one of the huts is butted by boundary walling, and another one has a visible doorway. A number of lengths of rubble walling survive within the settlement and these, together with a number of cairns indicate clearance of the surrounding ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149356. [Mapped feature: #41302 ] |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64162 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64163 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64164 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64165 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64166 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64167 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64176 | Related to: Cairnfield next to settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64177 | Related to: Cairnfield overlooking Belstone Cleave (Monument) |
| MDV64157 | Related to: Pillow mound in warren south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64158 | Related to: Pillow mound in warren south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64179 | Related to: Ring cairn overlooking Belstone village (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2022 9:49AM |
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