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Summary

Small Medieval building open to the south to the north of the Prehistoric settlement 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/3/7
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BUILDING (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW13, 11,14, Figures 2, 5 + 7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346385.

An isolated Medieval farmstead consisting of two rectangular buildings.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.

Not visible on aerial photographs.

Everett, C., 1988, Haytor Down - Summary of Archaeological Features, HD66, Map 5 (Report - Survey). SDV359684.

Small building 4.9 metres by 3 metres to the east of the Becka Brook. The south wall has gone, but must have had an entrance. The north wall is apsidal and 0.9 metres thick. Walling is of a mixture of large and small stones and slabs, some vertical, some flat. The hut is built into the hillside.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 18, Figure 1.2, Map 1 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Three sides of a building remain of 3.5 metres by 4 metres.

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

Small building shown on survey.

English Heritage, 2005, Medieval Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV345602.

Building shown on survey.

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

Outline of building shown on modern mapping.

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

Rectangular building of crude, dry-stone construction the south end of which may have been open as no wall survives. Internal dimensions are 5 metres by 2.8 metres and up to 0.9 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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