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| HER Number: | MDV134081 |
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| Name: | Settlement to the south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford |
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Summary
Settlement of 280 metres by up to 160 metres to the south of Thornworthy Tor with six hut circles and the remains of three of four rectilinear fields crossed by two leats and a reave
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 | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 176-7, 230, Map 36, Figure 36.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Thornworthy Tor S settlement at SX663848 covering circa 2.9 hectares with six hut circles. Some discontinuous banks form four rectilinear enclosures on either side of the central reave and crossed by two leats. The hut circles of between 4.5 and 7.5 metres in diameter are little more than circular patches levelled into the hillside.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Field boundaries and hut circles shown on survey.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Some features visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Hut Circles and Field System' 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. 176-7, 230, Map 36, Figure 36.6. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140612 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132763 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6720 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6723 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6724 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6725 | Parent of: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV125119 | Related to: Leat on Thornworthy Down (Monument) |
| MDV125116 | Related to: Leat west of Thornworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7399 - Condition survey of Teigncombe Plantation
- EDV7423 - Archaeological survey of woodlands near Teigncombe
- EDV8653 - Teigncombe Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8675 - Excavations at Teigncombe Round House, Kestor
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 7 2024 3:31PM |
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