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| HER Number: | MDV122556 |
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| Name: | Hut on the east side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe |
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Summary
Incorporated into the enclosure wall this hut is internally 6.0m by 6.5m with the remains of a double-faced wall 1.8m wide and 0.6m high. The entrance marked by two orthostats opens outside of the enclosure on the east side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 593 672 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE87
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/38/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24104
- Pastscape: 438752
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map to the east of the circular enclosure.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 128, Figure 49.13, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle (5) on the east side of the extension to Drizzlecombe Enclosure (A) is 6 metres in diameter and had to be entered from the outside of the enclosure.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(27/08/1999) SX59386722. Incorporated into the enclosure wall this hut is internally 6.0m by 6.5m with the remains of a double-faced wall 1.8m wide and 0.6m high. The entrance marked by two orthostats opens outside of the enclosure on the east side.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 23 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 05/02/2020. Overall condition very good. Photo x2 taken.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 23 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo 1: View looking 290° showing grass/moss and bracken cover on S part of enclosure wall. Photo 2: View looking 230° showing bracken (foreground) and reeds (background) in W part of enclosure.
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. 128, Figure 49.13, Map 49. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #112744 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 23. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 23. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV4033 | Part of: Enclosure with huts and cairns, Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV3369 | Related to: Cairns south-west of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV122549 | Related to: Hut in centre of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV122552 | Related to: Hut on east side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV122554 | Related to: Hut on north side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV122555 | Related to: Hut on west side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV55244 | Related to: Hut south of enclosure, Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV3368 | Related to: Possible hut south of an enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 13 2020 10:27AM |
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