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HER Number:MDV129401
Name:Pen in enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior

Summary

Possible pen or perhaps hut circle inside enclosure.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 692 646
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement 400 metres west of Dockwell Hole, comprising a sub-circular enclosure with at least three internal hut circles and further external huts

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/97/3
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
  • PEN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951 - 1979, SX66SE12 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV169282.

(26/07/1979) Sub oval levelled area 7.0 m across (? hut site) is attached to the inside of the enclosure north-west of the three huts within the enclosure.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 112, 143, Map 57, Figure 57.12 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '3' was probably a pen attached to the boundary of the settlement at 'Parnell's Hill'.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169282Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951 - 1979. SX66SE12. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 112, 143, Map 57, Figure 57.12.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127741 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5804Part of: Settlement 400 metres north-west of Dockwell Hole, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129404Related to: Hut circle to the north-east of the settlement north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5805Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5806Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV13257Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129403Related to: Hut north-east of settlement north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV129402Related to: Pen in enclosure north-west of Dockwell, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 6 2021 1:09PM