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HER Number:MDV69521
Name:Hut '5' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy

Summary

Hut circle '5' of 3.8 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.3 metres high to the south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement

Location

Grid Reference:SX 554 778
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/17/12
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle to the south-west of the main settlement at 'Langstone Moor settlement'.

Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 7-9, 16, figs 2, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.

Hut circle No. 5 shown on the English Heritage survey of 2003 as 3.8 metre diameter circle with walls 0.3 metres high and 1.5 metres wide. The hut is terraced into the bank and robbed of stone.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

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

Hut is visible on the aerial photography.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007556 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes seven stone hut circles, a length of field boundary and a clearance cairn forming part of the large Bronze Age settlement on Langstone Moor. All seven huts are circular in plan and the internal diameters of these structures vary from 2.6 metres to 6 metres. The average height of the walls is 0.29 metres.

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. 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2.
SDV255420Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. 7-9, 16, figs 2, 9.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99057 ]
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007556.

Associated Monuments

MDV69517Related to: Hut '1' west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69518Related to: Hut '2' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69519Related to: Hut '3' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69550Related to: Hut '36' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69520Related to: Hut '4' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69522Related to: Hut '6' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
  • EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
  • EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
  • EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Aug 19 2022 9:58AM