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HER Number: | MDV7438 |
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Name: | Hut Circle Settlement on the east side of Tunhill Rocks |
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Summary
A well-preserved oval enclosure which has incorporated sections of the Tunhill outcrop within its circuit. It contains one large hut circle (MDV43228). Excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1896. Surveyed in May 2015.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 731 757 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/22
- Old SAM County Ref: 353
- Pastscape: 445121
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Griffith, F. M., 16/12/1988, DAP/JZ, 1-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV241570.
Baring Gould, S., 1897, Fourth Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 148-150 plate 1,2 (Article in Serial). SDV337081.
Ralegh Radford, C. A., 1953, Prehistoric Settlements on Dartmoor and the Cornish Moors, 63-64,80-81 (Article in Serial). SDV337080.
Two hut circles visible with internal diameters 3.0 metres and 7.0 metres. The larger hut, when excavated, produced remains of one third of a pot.
Fox, A., 1958, Twenty-Fourth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 216-218 (Article in Serial). SDV341823.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77NW35 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV308345.
(Visited 12/5/1960) No discernible entrances to the huts and the modern break in the southern corner of the pound still retains stones at ground level. A small pound approximately 24 metres by 24 metres much ruined by medieval and later cultivation.
National Monument Record, 1977, SX7375, 4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV308312.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol V, 1050 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Silvester, R. J., 1979, The Relationship of First Millennium Settlement to the Upland Areas of the South West, 180 (Article in Serial). SDV177352.
The south-west portion of the enclosure has been straightened to fit the later field walls. Condition fair, in deep bracken. Trevisker-style pottery remains found on site of prehistoric settlement at Tunhill Rocks, Widecombe.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A single hut circle is visible within a sub-circular enclosure on the south-east side of Tunhill Rocks. The enclosure is attached, in turn, to a sub-rectangular field or enclosure forming part of a parallel reave system on the south-east.
Fletcher, M. J., 1991, Blackslade Down features (Worksheet). SDV303118.
Generally well preserved. Walling on west side tumbled, but elsewhere well defined, 1.6 metre wide by 0.5 metres high. Well worn paths run through two gaps in the wall. Relationship with field system MDV43230 to the south-east is unclear.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Circular feature shown on aerial photograph. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Enclosure and one hut circle depicted on the modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
A single hut in a roughly circular stone walled enclosure (Detail from Schedule, estimated 1950).
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 17-18, 48, fig 14-16 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A well-preserved oval enclosure which has incorporated sections of the Tunhill outcrop within its circuit. It contains one large hut circle (MDV43228). Excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1896. Surveyed at 1:500 scale May 2015.
Condition is stable. Evidence of antiquarian intervention.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, RT57 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 15/08/2019. Although covered in bracken in most places, the enclosure banks are are in good visible condition and well defined - see the photo taken. Stable condition
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, RT57 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 15/08/2019. Photo looking south west towards the north east. The enclosure bank showing a lovely stretch of double orthostat construction
Sources / Further Reading
SDV177352 | Article in Serial: Silvester, R. J.. 1979. The Relationship of First Millennium Settlement to the Upland Areas of the South West. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 37. Paperback Volume. 180. |
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SDV241570 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 16/12/1988. DAP/JZ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-3. |
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SDV303118 | Worksheet: Fletcher, M. J.. 1991. Blackslade Down features. Worksheet. Digital. |
SDV308312 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX7375. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 4. |
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SDV308345 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77NW35. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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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SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol V, 1050. |
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SDV337080 | Article in Serial: Ralegh Radford, C. A.. 1953. Prehistoric Settlements on Dartmoor and the Cornish Moors. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 18. Digital. 63-64,80-81. |
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SDV337081 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1897. Fourth Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 29. A5 Hardback. 148-150 plate 1,2. |
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SDV341823 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1958. Twenty-Fourth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 90. A4 Hardback. 216-218. |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 17-18, 48, fig 14-16. [Mapped feature: #101644 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT57. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. RT57. |
Associated Monuments
MDV43228 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
MDV43228 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
MDV43229 | Parent of: Structure within enclosure on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
MDV113255 | Related to: Drift lane south-east of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
MDV113256 | Related to: Field east of Tunhill Rocks settlement (Monument) |
MDV43228 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
MDV43228 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
MDV26974 | Related to: Parallel reaves around Pil Tor (Monument) |
MDV112768 | Related to: Stone trough on Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
- EDV8580 - Excavation of huts east of Tunhill Rocks
Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2021 3:37PM |
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