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Summary

Isolated hut circle of 3.2 metres long by 2.3 metres wide with a wall 1 metre wide by up to 0.3 metres high. Situated to the north-east of two large cairns

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1007825: Round cairn and stone hut circle 950m south of Sourton Tors

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/37/1
• Old SAM Ref: 24058(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58NW8, SX58NW8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236376.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130750 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(30/04/1994) SX 5445 8887 Hut circle of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. The interior is oval in shape, measures 3.2m long by 2.3m wide and is defined by a 1m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high. A rare example of a solitary hut situated beside a large funerary monument. The only other known example is at Cox Tor in Peter Tavy.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1007825 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

This monument includes a round cairn and stone hut circle situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west Devon. The stone hut circle lies 7.5 metres east-north-east of the cairn and survives as a 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres high rubble bank surrounding an internal area measuring 3.2 metres long by 2.3 metres wide.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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