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Summary

Ruined hut; roughly square in shape. Chimney at western end (fallen). Walls uneven and low. Some stone may have been robbed to build 'Mute's Inn'. Peat-cutting nearby. Measures internally 2.1 by 2.4 metres.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Structural remains of post-medieval peat-cutters hut on Whitehorse Hill

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NW30
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 443742
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/59
• Pastscape: 443742

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Harris, H., 1968, Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor, 101 (Monograph). SDV149229.

Le Messurier, B., 1975, Ruined hut on Whitehorse Hill (Worksheet). SDV268771.

Ruined hut, roughly square in shape. Chimney at west end (fallen). Lintel fallen down. Walls uneven and low. Some large stones end on. Some stone may have gone to 'Mute's Inn'. Peat-cutting nearby. Measures internally 2.1 by 2.4 metres.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX68NW30, photograph (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV268773.

(05/09/1979) As described by Le Messurier (1975). An entrance gap at south-west corner near the fireplace. Probably post-medieval and almost certainly associated with peat cutting nearby. Walling of partly coursed rubble 0.6 metres wide and partly upright slabs, with a maximum height of 0.5 metres.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on Royal Air Force 1947 aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 154, Map 34 (Monograph). SDV219155.

One of a group of at least seven buildings on Whitehorse Hill as far south as Quintin's Man in an area favoured by the peat cutters. These are squarish in plan and smaller than the typical tinners hut, up to 3 metres across and are sited near the hilltop rather than beside streamworks.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(02/09/1993) SX 61658523. A ruinous structure situated in an area which has been extensively worked for peat on the crest of the ridge running south from Hangingstone Hill.
The feature is as described in 1979 (Ordnance Survey) though the interior is partially obscured by the collapsed walls.
This structure probably functioned as a shelter or habitation for peat-cutters working the surrounding peat deposits. The remains of three other buildings of similar function (SX 68 NW 27, 33 and 34) lie in the general area.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(20/10/2003) As described by the previous authorities. No change in its condition.

English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Building shown on survey.

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

Visible on the aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

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