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| HER Number: | MDV132763 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 7.5 metres diameter in the settlement to the south of Thornworthy Tor which is little more than a circular patch levelled into the hillside.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 848 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE98
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443905
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68SE98 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV245663.
(09/02/1978) SX 66358481 On a south-west facing slope at approximately 409.0m above sea level is a very poorly defined hut circle 7.5m in diameter over its levelled surface.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1992) SX 66368481. A robbed hut circle on the gently sloping SW flank of Thornworthy Down 340m SSW of Thornworthy Tor.
The levelled platform measures 7.5m in diameter and is cut into the slope by 0.5m on the NE. There is no trace of the walls though some small stones protrude through the turf.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 177, Map 36, Figure 36.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle of between 4.5 and 7.5 metres diameter on the eastern boundary of the eastern field at 'Thornworthy Tor South' settlement. The hut is little more than a circular patch levelled into the hillside.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Vague spread area of possible hut visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 177, Map 36, Figure 36.6. |
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| SDV245663 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68SE98. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #136920 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134081 | Part of: Settlement to the south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6724 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6720 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6723 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6725 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2023 2:19PM |
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