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HER Number: | MDV59169 |
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Name: | Hut circle in small enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 8 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide by 1.5 metres high and a doorway facing south-west in small enclosure within Kes Tor reave system. A length of boundary wall leading to the hut would have protected the doorway
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 665 869 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Chagford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE129
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 889873
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/72/6
- Old SAM Ref: 28714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149116, 1/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Hut circle measures 8 metres in diameter. Double orthostat wall 1.2 metres wide, 1.5 metres high. Internal area 50.24 metres. Door faces 225 degrees (south-west) defined by edge set orthostat on the north-west and a second orthostat lying on the left is probably not in situ. A length of boundary wall leading to the hut would have protected the doorway.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System (Plan - measured). SDV229808.
Depicted on plan.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle '5' of 8.3 metres diameter in the north-western corner of a small curvilinear plot in the north-east corner of a rectangular field at 'Kes Tor settlement'. Excavation revealed a step down on to cobbled area with a fireplace and a turf roof supported on a ring of seven wooden posts around a central upright. Some broken pottery was found along with two whetstones, flints, quartz crystals and the base of a quern stone.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
Centred SX 66528694. Four well-defined hut circles and one possible hut platform, numbered 1-5 in the accompanying tabulation. They lie on the moderate NW-facing slope of Chagford Common 150m ENE of Round Pound. The huts are all terraced into the slope and are constructed from massive upright slabs. They vary in internal diameter from 6.1m to 9.2m and there are no obvious entrances. Huts 1 and 2 and the platform, 5, have been robbed.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph,
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Hut is depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, SD-KT 6 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(06/01/2019) Condition of hut assessed by volunteer recorders as very good, only a small amount of vegetation encroachment (gorse) recorded on the south-east wall of this hut.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographs taken during January 2019 visit.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1016691 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
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. 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1. |
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SDV229808 | Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149116, 1/4/1997. |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV359365 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140410 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 6. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6193 | Part of: Group of hut circles on north side of Chagford Common (Monument) |
MDV59167 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
MDV59168 | Related to: Hut circle in square enclosure within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
MDV59163 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
MDV59170 | Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument) |
MDV59171 | Related to: Hut circle within reave system at Kes Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 10:24AM |
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