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HER Number:MDV64182
Name:Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford

Summary

Hut circle within the northern of three Prehistoric Settlements on Chagford Common

Location

Grid Reference:SX 679 836
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/376/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 28728

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Hut circle shown on aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149366 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 19th January 1999. Stone hut circle forming part an enclosed Prehistoric settlement on Chagford Common.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 29-30, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut 12 within Settlement 7 of 8 metres diameter but most of the stones are missing. Hut 12 lies a few metres north of Hut 11.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Circular feature visible on aerial photgraph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 29-30, Map 25.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149366.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110702 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV64196Part of: Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV64185Related to: Hut Circle to East of Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV64181Related to: Hut Circle with the northern Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV64183Related to: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV64180Related to: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape

Date Last Edited:Mar 27 2022 11:32AM