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Summary

Southern of four hut circle within the Prehistoric settlement to the south-west of Holwell Tor

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and remains of stone walls of prehistoric settlement to the west of Holwell Tor including several enclosures, hut circles and a pound, with signs of Medieval reoccupation
• Scheduled Monument 1002529: Settlement W of Holwell Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/3/4
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1944, SX7477, 1 + 4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV299003.

Photographs taken on 14th April 1977.

National Monuments Record, 1980, NMR SF1746, 189 (Aerial Photograph). SDV294996.

Photograph taken on 21st April 1980.

Everett, C., 1988, Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features, HD78, Map 6 (Report - Survey). SDV359684.

Pound and hut circles, Becka Brook.

Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised), 11, Figures 2 + 5 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.

Hut circle at the Prehistoric settlement to the west of Holwell Tor. Four substantial hut circles are visible at the site. This hut occupies the south-eastern corner of the settlement

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.

Hut circle shown on survey.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping with to entrance in the south-west.

Historic England, 2016, National Heritage List for England, 1002529 (National Heritage List for England). SDV359353.

The Medieval farmstead to the west of Holwell Tor survives as two rectangular buildings.

National Monument Record, 2016, Pastscape, 445108, SX77NW32 (Website). SDV359354.

Hut circles at Holwell Tor. The site consists of two attached rectangular enclosures, which judging by their alignment may represent remodelling of earlier reaves, although no other association with the reaves survives. This hut circle is of double wall construction and up to 1 metre high. It is attached to a north to south wall and has an internal diameter of 7 metres levelled into the slope. Heavily turf covered though many stones visible including some orthostats.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)

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