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| HER Number: | MDV130804 |
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| Name: | Enclosure within settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Enclosure 'D' (Butler) within prehistoric hut circle settlement with an oval hut circle to the east of Eastern Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 585 663 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/26
- Old SAM County Ref: 579
- Old SAM Ref: 10711
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1943, The Prehistoric Pounds of Dartmoor, 295 (Article in Serial). SDV320337.
Worth, R. H., 1953, Dartmoor, 155 (Monograph). SDV231148.
Eastern Tor. Pound enclosing one hut circle.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 125, Map 49, Figure 49.10 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Enclosure 'D' is a small oval enclosure on the west side of the Eastern Tor prehistoric settlement with one large oval hut circle in the south-west corner.
Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 13-15, 79, Photographs 3-5 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.
Bronze Age settlement on the south-eastern slope of Eastern Tor. Several hut circles can be seen in the lower enclosures.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Enclosure shown on survey with one hut circle.
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.
Extent of enclosure shown on survey.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 15 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 01/02/2020. Overall condition good. Photo x2 taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 15 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo 1: View of central part of enclosure looking 080° showing grass cover with a litle bracken. Photo 2: View of W part of enclosure looking 080° showing grass and bracken cover with a few outcrops of reeds.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Enclosure shown on modern mapping with a hut circle on the south-western boundary.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010652 (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. 125, Map 49, Figure 49.10. |
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| SDV231148 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1953. Dartmoor. Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 155. |
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| SDV320337 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1943. The Prehistoric Pounds of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 295. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130504 ] |
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| SDV360381 | Report - Assessment: Whitbourn, A.. 2001. An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren. A4 Comb Bound. 13-15, 79, Photographs 3-5. |
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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. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 15. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 15. |
| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010652. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV122229 | Parent of: Hut Circle within prehistoric settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV130809 | Part of: Prehistoric hut circle settlement to the east of Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4027 | Related to: Cairn 265 meters north-west of Ditsworthy Warren House (Monument) |
| MDV14142 | Related to: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4016 | Related to: Enclosure within prehistoric Settlement on Eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV25286 | Related to: Prehistoric enclosure to the south-east of eastern Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7551 - Ditsworthy Warren: An archaeological investigation
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 20 2021 12:27PM |
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