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HER Number:MDV59180
Name:Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford

Summary

Hut circle of 6.2 metres diameter with walls 1.1 metres wide by 1.2 metres high within Kes Tor reave system

Location

Grid Reference:SX 667 867
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 68 NE 138
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/73/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 28714
  • Pastscape: 901261

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 149127 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(01/04/1997) SX 6670 8678 Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system.Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within the Kestor coaxial field system. Diameter 6.2m. Double orthostat wall 1.1m wide, 1.2m high. Internal area 30.17. At the time of the visit the relationship of this hut to the wall shown by the Royal Commission plan (1991) was unclear because it was covered in dense gorse.

Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Castor Parallel System (Plan - measured). SDV229808.

Depicted on survey layer.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 170-174, Map 36, Figure 36.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle '15' of 5.8 metres diameter at 'Kes Tor settlement' lies beside a long narrow passageway opening into one of the strips uphill.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, SD-KT 15 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(15/01/2019) Condition of huts assessed by volunteer recorder as moderate; significant gorse encroachment is affecting 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

SDV219155Monograph: 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.
SDV229808Plan - measured: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Castor Parallel System. 1:25,000. Digital.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149127.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SD-KT 15.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016691.

Associated Monuments

MDV6194Part of: Group of huts and associated small fields within Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59181Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59182Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59178Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59179Related to: Hut circle within Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)
MDV59177Related to: Hut circle within the Kes Tor reave system, Chagford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor

Date Last Edited:Apr 24 2023 11:59AM