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| HER Number: | MDV122269 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Hut Circle within an Enclosure at Gutter Tor, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Prehistoric hut circle within an enclosure at Gutter Tor
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: none recorded
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.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 117, Figure 49.5, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
A single hut within the Prehistoric Gutter Tor Settlement B retains only the earthfast slabs in place
Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 13-19 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.
Bronze Age site.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV345521.
A solitary Prehistoric hut circle within a fragmentary enclosure adjoining the eastern side of Gutter Tor.
National Monument Record, 2018, Pastscape (Website). SDV360651.
Prehistoric hut circle visible as a levelled platform 4.3 metres north to south by 3.4 metres enclosed on the west by a rim of upright slabs and boulders. There is no obvious entrance.
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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| SDV345521 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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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| SDV360651 | Website: National Monument Record. 2018. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103555 | Part of: Fragments of Prehistoric 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
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 29 2018 1:51PM |
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