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HER Number: | MDV66119 |
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Name: | Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Hut circle of 3.6 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high within the extensive settlement on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 613 769 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Archaeological Record: SX67NW81
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/63/74
- Old SAM Ref: 34551
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX67NW81, SX67NW81 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV249650.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Pattison, P., 1989, Cherrybrook and Longaford Survey, Plan (Report - Survey). SDV337021.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157038 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 2002. Stone hut circle 360 metres south-west of Longaford Tor, forming part of a prehistoric settlement on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors. Hut of 3.6 metres diameter with rubble wall 1.2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high. Butted by field walling. Southern sector survives as a slight terrace. Roding track nearby to the east. Grass and gorse.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 60-61, Map 29, figure 29.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Free standing hut circle shown at 'Littaford Tors West' settlement.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Most of a hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 60-61, Map 29, figure 29.1. |
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SDV249650 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX67NW81. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW81. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 157038. |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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SDV337021 | Report - Survey: Pattison, P.. 1989. Cherrybrook and Longaford Survey. Unknown. Plan. |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138180 ] |
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SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5933 | Part of: Field system and hut settlements on south-west slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66118 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66118 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66118 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66118 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66120 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66121 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV66122 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2022 10:04AM |
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