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HER Number: | MDV129469 |
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Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Northern of four hut circles within settlement south of the River Swincombe. Closely adjoins second hut.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 624 710 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlements north-west of Fox Tor Farm, as well as medieval or later streamworking, open cuts and tinners' buildings
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW284
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050439
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(13/06/1995) Centred SX 62487106. A settlement containing four poorly preserved hut circles and several fragmentary field boundaries lies on the ridge projecting from the north-west flank of Ter Hill about 1 kilometre east of Whiteworks. The huts are marked by slight circular stoney banks 0.7 metres wide and a maximum of 0.4 metres high with the internal diameters between 2.5 metres and 4.7 metres. Breaks probably marking entrances are apparent in the south and south-east quadrants of two huts. The associated walling is also poorly represented consisting of three fragments of stoney bank 1.0 to 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high which form no discernible pattern.
Hut 3 (SX 62507105) 2.5 metres in diameter, walls 0.6 metres wide, 0.4 metres high.
Hut 4 (SX 62507105) 3.3 metres in diameter, walls 0.8 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Entrance to the south-east. Adjoins previous hut.
Greeves, T. + Greeves, E., 2007, Prehistoric Hut Settlement north of Fox Tor, 16/09/2007 (Worksheet). SDV344531.
Difficult to identify among natural boulders and clumps of heather, there is a scatter of apparent prehistoric structures on the hillslope (approximately 1150-1175 feet above ordnance datum) above the Wheal Emma Leat, around 650 metres north-west of the site of Fox Tor Farm.
Structure 1 (SX6248171054) Roughly square enclosure or hut circle, measuring 4.0 metres by 5.0 metres internally.
Structure 2 (SX6248171045) Hut circle or enclosure with large boulder on the southern side, measures 5.0 by 3.0 metres internally.
Structure 3 (SX6249571054) Two-cell hut circle; each cell measures approximately 3.0 metres in diameter.
Structure 4 (SX6250371046) Hut circle measuring 4.0 metres in diameter internally.
Structure 5 (SX6249771037) Possible enclosed terrace, measuring 5.0 by 3.0 metres.
Structure 6 (SX6249571031) Terrace and hut circle (?), leading off the south-west side of structure 5, measuring 6.0 by 3.0 metres.
Further structures may be identified in the future.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
One of four hut circles depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV344531 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. + Greeves, E.. 2007. Prehistoric Hut Settlement north of Fox Tor. A4 Single Sheet. 16/09/2007. |
SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV76717 | Part of: Hut circle settlement north of Fox Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV129470 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV132405 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV129468 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV25568 | Related to: Settlement 750 metres north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV12965 | Related to: Unenclosed hut circle settlement south of Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV6268 | Related to: Wheal Emma Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7062 - Survey of the Wheal Emma Leat, Dartmoor
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 10 2022 12:07PM |
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