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| HER Number: | MDV127719 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure of 3.6 metres diameter with walls 2.0 metres wide by up to 0.5 metres high. Interior occupied by clearance material. First recorded in 1999.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 586 670 |
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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: SX 56 NE 49
- Old SAM County Ref: 571
- Old SAM Ref: 10710
- Pastscape: 438638
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, 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Most easterly hut circle within Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure to the north of the 'longhouse'.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(03/08/1999) Whittenknowles Rocks. One of 29 confirmed hut circles within an area of dense clitter on a south-facing hillside some 600m north of Ditsworthy Warren House.
SX 58666 67048 Internal diameter measures 3.6m, with walls 2.0m wide (up to 0.5m high). Interior occupied by clearance material.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(10/03/2005) This extensive site remains in a stable condition and is as described in 1999.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
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.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010650 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Within scheduled area.
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. 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV361636 | Report - 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: #124526 ] |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010650. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3995 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127741 | Related to: Clearance cairn or hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127717 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127718 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127730 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127731 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4008 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127740 | Related to: Two clearance cairns in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 26 2021 10:18AM |
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