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HER Number:	MDV4976
Name:	Hut circle K in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries

Summary

Double wall type, diameter 10.5 metres, wall width 1.5 metres, height 0.5 metres. Composed of large turf-covered slabs of granite. Condition good. Entrance to south side.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 565 729
Map Sheet:	SX57SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Walkhampton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	WALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1019587: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries, 1140m ENE of Criptor
SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains on Walkhampton Common including 19th century Swelltor and Foggintor Quarries, a section of the early 19th century Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway, later converted to railway, also streamworks along the Yes Tor Brook

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/93/4
Old SAM County Ref: 938
Old SAM Ref: 24108
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE41, 25/8/1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276070.

One of a group of 17 hut circles. Hut circle K (SX5658 7295). Double wall type, diameter 10.5 metres, wall width 1.5 metres, height 0.5 metres. Composed of large turf-covered slabs of granite. Condition good. Entrance to south side.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152554, 21/3/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement at Yes Tor Bottom, 1120 metres east-north-east of Criptor.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 19, Map 44.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Depicted on plan by Butler (not numbered).

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Depicted on the modern mapping.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 22/04/2019 Small amount of gorse. Good condition Photo taken

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Visited 22/04/2019 Photo taken

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656	Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 19, Map 44.2.


SDV276070	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE41. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 25/8/1950.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152554, 21/3/2000.


SDV360652	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114465 ]


SDV362781	Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV363073	Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV57134	Part of: Hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)
MDV4977	Related to: Hut circle L in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)
MDV4978	Related to: Hut circle M in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)
MDV61994	Related to: Possible hut circle in settlement south of Foggintor Quarries (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Jul 2 2019 4:03PM

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