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Summary

Dispersed group of five ruined hut circles which survive as circular earthworks in a large forest clearing. All but one of the group has been damaged by former overplanting.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017985: Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/5
• Old SAM County Ref: 961
• Old SAM Ref: 286731

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Hut Circles' marked. Four hut circles are depicted.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950-1977, SX68SW25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV245127.

Site visit 22nd August 1950. No trace of these hut circles could be found, the area being under dense afforestation.
Site visit 21st June 1951. Group of four hut circles. Only one has been destroyed at SX64978410. The others are quite prominent.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68SE92 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV357810.

Robinson, R., 1983, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1983 (Un-published). SDV345762.

Department of Environment Site Monument Warden site visit 11th October 1983.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 157, Map 35.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Only the largest hut, 7.0 metres diameter, at the northern end of the group was not overplanted. The other huts have been much damaged. Diameters of the latter range between 4.0 and 5.0.

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

Hut circles visible in clearing in forest.

Newman , P., 2013, The Archaeology of Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor, Devon, 36-7, Fig. 31 (Report - Survey). SDV351784.

Five ruined hut circles in a large clearing just bove and to the north of the forestry track. The huts survive as circular earthworks; very little stone is visible and there is no evidence of any large slabs.

English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.

Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870 metres north west of Sandeman Bridge.
Despite afforestation, the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge, survives well and contains archaeological structures, features and deposits relating to prehistoric exploitation of this area of the moor.
The monument includes six stone hut circles situated on a gentle east facing slope overlooking the valley of the South Teign River. The hut circles survive as banks each surrounding an internal circular area which varies from 8 to 28.26 square metres with the average being 15.72 square metres. The height of the surrounding walls vary between 0.3m and 0.6m, with the average being 0.44m. Two of the huts have visible doorways and the walls are of orthostatic or rubble bank construction.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6216 - Condition Surveys of Ancient Monuments on Forestry Commission Land
• EDV6203 - Archaeological Survey of Fernworthy Forest
• EDV7389 - Fernworthy Forest condition survey 1996
• EDV7410 - Fernworthy Forest condition survey 1992

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