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Summary

Cairn or possibly a hut circle of 4.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high to the south-east of settlements on Nattor Down. The north-east quadrant has been removed possibly as a result of military activity

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1008711: An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SW135
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1158162
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/34/1
• Old SAM Ref: 22249
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SW16

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX58SW16, SX58SW16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215545.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130624 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1993) SX 5421 8298 Hut circle. Part of a settlement on Nattor Down. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 3.2m in diameter and is defined by a 0.8m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high. A curved raised area, standing up to 0.2m high, survives upslope of the hut, and this has led Butler to suggest that this feature is a cairn. The earthwork evidence, however, suggests that this structure is much more likely to be a hut circle.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 98-100, 241, Map 32, Figure32.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Nattor Down cairn '6' at SX54298298 of circa 4.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high to the east of the settlements on Nattor Down includes a circle of slabs surrounding a raised interior.

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(01/08/1998) SX 54258297. A disturbed BA cairn lies on the SW flank of Ger Tor. It measures 7.5m in diameter and remains to a height of 0.4m. The NE quadrant has been removed exposing the cairn's stony fabric. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

(05/01/2001) This feature remains as described.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Cairn shown on survey.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1008711 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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