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HER Number:MDV130828
Name:Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor

Summary

Hut circle on west side of Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure. One of nearly 40 hut circles

Location

Grid Reference:SX 584 671
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

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 the south side of an internal boundary.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Outline of a hut circle shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on mpdern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010650 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: 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.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130544 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010650.

Associated Monuments

MDV3995Part of: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127715Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127716Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127722Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127723Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV4001Related to: Hut circle 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
  • EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape

Date Last Edited:May 25 2021 12:41PM