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| HER Number: | MDV127723 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Hut circle on west side of Whittenknowles Rock settlement. One of nearly 40 hut circles of 3.1 metres diameter with walls 2.2 metres wide by up to 0.7 metres high. Interior occupied by clearance material.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 584 671 |
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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.
Hut circle on the west side of Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure on an internal boundary.
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 58450 67103 Internal diameter measures 3.1m, with walls 2.2m wide (up to 0.7m 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 survey visit.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
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.
Noted on GIS survey data.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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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: #124531 ] |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3995 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127716 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV130828 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127715 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127722 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4001 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement. 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 28 2021 10:16AM |
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