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HER Number:MDV47622
Name:Hut circle within enclosure north of White Tor Camp, Peter Tavy

Summary

Hut circle of 3 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.3 metres high and an entrance to the east within the enclosure to the north of White Tor Camp

Location

Grid Reference:SX 541 787
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/197/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 22202
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited in February 1992. Hut circle within enclosure with Internal dimensions 2 metres by 1.5 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Doorway to east.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 90-92, map 31, Figure 31.7 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle within enclosure at '12' to the north of 'White Tor Fort'.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Hut circle depicted on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007899 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

The stone hut circle is placed against the southern end of the western wall of the enclosure. The hut's wall is composed of a rubble bank measuring 1.5 metres wide and standing up to 0.3 metres high and the interior of the structure measures 2 metres long by 1.5 metres wide. The doorway faces east and is defined by a gap in the rubble bank.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 90-92, map 31, Figure 31.7.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #139641 ]
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007899.

Associated Monuments

MDV4140Part of: Enclosure with hut circle north-west of White Tor Camp, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV47624Related to: Hut circle north of White Tor Camp, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133707Related to: Hut circle to the west of White Tor Camp, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV4101Related to: White Tor Camp, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 11 2022 9:33AM