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| HER Number: | MDV6725 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle of 5.1 metres diameter visible as a slight stoney rim within the settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 848 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE85
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443887
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/138
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1972, OS/72/104, 83 (Aerial Photograph). SDV219521.
Cropmark of hut circle at SX 66358485.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68SE85 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV245746.
(09/02/1978) SX 66338486. On a south-west facing slope at approximately 416.0m OD is a levelled hut circle visible on OS air photograph (b), but in very poor condition. It has an internal diameter of 5.0m with walling 1.5m wide and 0.3m high. The probable entrance is in the south-east. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1992) SX 66358485. A robbed hut circle on the gently sloping SW flank of Thornworthy Down 300m SSW of Thornworthy Tor.
Measuring 5.1m in internal diameter it has been levelled into the slope by terracing on the SSW and by cutting in on the NE. A slight stony rim 1.2m wide and 0.3m high lies on the W arc of the platform. There is no obvious entrance.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 177, Map 36, Figure 36.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle of between 4.5 and 7.5 metres diameter to the south of the 'lower leat' at the 'Thornworthy Tor South' settlement.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Visible.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Visible.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Two hut circles shown on modern mapping.
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. 177, Map 36, Figure 36.6. |
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| SDV219521 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72/104. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 83. |
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| SDV245746 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68SE85. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136958 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134081 | Part of: Settlement to the south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV132763 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6723 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6720 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6724 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement to south of Thornworthy Tor, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2023 2:26PM |
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