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| HER Number: | MDV135030 |
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| Name: | Settlement within the parallel reave system north of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Small settlement of an L-shaped enclosure with one hut circle within the parallel reave system to the north of Stonetor Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 858 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 187, 230, Map 37 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Stonetor Hill N. at SX 649858 covering 0.5 hectares and containing one hut circle. Farmstead consisting of a single hut circle of circa 6.0 metres diameter with a paddock and rectangular field lying amidst the clitter on the northern tip of Stonetor Hill, apparently unconnected with the larger settlement to the east.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
L-shaped enclosure shown on survey with one hut circle.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
Settlement includes a solitary hut lying on gently sloping ground on the northern side of Shovel Down.
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. 187, 230, Map 37. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142810 ] |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1017874. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29123 | Part of: Shovel Down reave system (west), Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54498 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement within the parallel reave system on Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV29126 | Related to: Settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill. Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV48014 | Related to: Teign Divider reave on Chagford Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 8 2024 2:30PM |
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