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| HER Number: | MDV122269 |
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| Name: | Hut within enclosure at Gutter Tor, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Hut circle visible as a levelled platform 4.3m north-south by 3.4m enclosed on the west by a rim of upright slabs and boulders. There is no obvious entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 668 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE221
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1240107
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 117, Figure 49.5, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Prehistoric enclosure constructed among Guttor Tor rocks. A naturally clear area has been partly walled on three sides by filling the gaps between the larger boulders and the clitter below with loosely piled blocks. A single hut within the enclosure retains only the earthfast slabs in place:
A single hut within the Prehistoric Gutter Tor Settlement B retains only the earthfast slabs in place>
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Partially depicted and described by Robertson (1991).
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(29/06/1999) Centred SX 57826689. A solitary prehistoric hut circle and several fragmentary enclosures adjoin the east side of Gutter Tor.
The hut, at SX 57856689, is visible as a levelled platform 4.3m north-south by 3.4m enclosed on the west by a rim of upright slabs and boulders. There is no obvious entrance.
There are traces of at least three contemporary enclosures utilising the two main piles of Gutter Tor and the smaller granite outcrops in the immediate area. They cover an area of approximately 0.2 hectares.
Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 13-19 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.
Bronze Age site.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(11/03/2005) The hut and enclosures remain as described by English Heritage (1999).
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
A solitary Prehistoric hut circle within a fragmentary enclosure adjoining the eastern side of Gutter Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 117, Figure 49.5, Map 49. |
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| SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. |
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV360381 | Report - Assessment: Whitbourn, A.. 2001. An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren. A4 Comb Bound. 13-19. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103555 | Part of: Fragmentary enclosures at Gutter Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV14142 | Related to: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV79214 | Related to: Pillow Mound in Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV79217 | Related to: Pillow Mound in Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV14628 | Related to: Vermin trap, Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV3390 | Related to: Vermin trap, Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7551 - Ditsworthy Warren: An archaeological investigation
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2021 12:19PM |
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