Gutter Tor Round House
Photo taken on 31-10-2024
Database entries
OS Map: SX 57844 66898
OS Source: Sandy
HER: MDV103555
Alternate name: Gutter Tor
Short Name: HT Gutter To3
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Sandy
Hut Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 57844 66898
Guide Map: 48
Nearest Bus Stop: Meavy Primary School (4.4 km) [Route: 56]
Nearby sites: SX 57844 66898
Notes
"A solitary prehistoric hut circle and fragmentary enclosures adjoin the eastern side of Gutter Tor."Unusually located hut circle on the clitter stewn slope of gutter tor. Depicted by Butler in fig.49.5 on p. 117 of Butler Volume 3 as settlement B. See also Knight "Dartmoor Mindscapes" p.195.
Thanks to Steve Szypko for assistance locating this feature on 31/10/24.
References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER or PMD record above.
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.3: The South-West, (1994)
- Knight, Peter, Dartmoor Mindscapes, (2016)