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HER Number:MDV25286
Name:Prehistoric enclosure to the south-east of eastern Tor, Sheepstor

Summary

Enclosure 'C' (Butler) on the south side of the prehistoric settlement to the south-east of Eastern Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 585 663
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/463

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX5866, SX5866/1/5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV217387.

Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Small agglomerated enclosure to the south of Eastern Tor. Probably part of settlement to the north.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 124-5, Map 49, Figure 49.10 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Enclosure 'C' to the south-east of the prehistoric settlement to the south-east of Eastern Tor.

Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 79 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.

Agglomerated enclosure of 0.1 hectares to the south of Eastern Tor.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Parts of enclosure visible on aerial photograph.

Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.

Outline of an enclosure shown on survey to the south-east of Prehistoric Settlement (MDV 4023) of which it might from a part.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010652 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

The northern boundary of this enclosure is within the scheduked area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 124-5, Map 49, Figure 49.10.
SDV217387Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX5866. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). SX5866/1/5.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV360381Report - Assessment: Whitbourn, A.. 2001. An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren. A4 Comb Bound. 79.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV361636Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #113180 ]
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010652.

Associated Monuments

MDV130809Part of: Prehistoric hut circle settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV14142Related to: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV4016Related to: Enclosure within prehistoric Settlement on Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV130804Related to: Enclosure within settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV130805Related to: Enclosure within settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV4023Related to: Enclosure within settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
  • EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
  • EDV7551 - Ditsworthy Warren: An archaeological investigation
  • EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
  • EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:May 20 2021 11:35AM