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| HER Number: | MDV78330 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 450 metres south-east of Bearwalls Farm |
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Summary
The truncated remains of a possible hut circle are visible on the gentle north facing slope of White Hill above Bearwalls Farm. The levelled platform with an overall diameter of 6.5m is partially obscured by a now abandoned medieval or later field boundary. The remaining semi-circle possesses traces of a stoney rim 1.0m wide and 0.1m high which may represent the last vestiges of a wall. There is no obvious entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 842 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW131
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1156808
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, Untitled Source (Plan - sketch). SDV251319.
'Platform' attached to reave. Other details: Sketch plan.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(18/08/1998) SX 53298421. The truncated remains of a possible hut circle are visible on the gentle N facing slope of White Hill above Bearwalls Farm. The levelled platform with an overall diameter of 6.5m is partially obscured by a now abandoned medieval or later field boundary. The remaining semi-circle possesses traces of a stoney rim 1.0m wide and 0.1m high which may represent the last vestiges of a wall. There is no obvious entrance.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(10/02/2001) This sub-circular level platform, under coarse grass, is as described.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2010, Bearwalls Farm: an Historical and Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV345082.
A prehistoric hut circle was identified here, having been noted in 1981 by the author as a 'platform'. Indistinct form beneath heather and grass but internal diameter of the circle is around 4.0 metres and the walls consist as a stony bank up to 0.5 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV251319 | Plan - sketch: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. Unknown. |
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| SDV345082 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T. A. P.. 2010. Bearwalls Farm: an Historical and Archaeological Survey. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134245 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV61796 | Related to: Earthwork 450 meters south-east of Bearwalls Farm (Monument) |
| MDV78331 | Related to: Field system on Black Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4874 - Survey in and around Bearwalls Farm
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2021 10:52AM |
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