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HER Number:MDV130853
Name:Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor

Summary

Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement. Eastern of a row of three huts adjoining a larger hut to the east

Location

Grid Reference:SX 585 670
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.

Small hut circle adjoining the west side of Hut Circle '1' at Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photgraph.

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.

Row of three possible huts shown on GIS survey data, west of the Medieval settlement.

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

Eastern of a row of three hut circles shown on modern 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.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130590 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV361636Report - 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.
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)
MDV127713Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127714Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127727Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127736Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV4004Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV4005Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV4007Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127744Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV130850Related 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 29 2021 8:51AM