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| HER Number: | MDV25100 |
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| Name: | Enclosure with hut circle, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Enclosure and hut circle on the moderate slopes south of Outcombe. The site appears to have been robbed of stone or is buried beneath peat but is just discernible projecting above the grass. The sub-circular enclosure is built into the wall on the north-east corner and measures approximately 24 metres in diameter with low turf banks of 1.2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high. Any stone is concealed by the turf. The hut circle is on the north-east corner and is just visible as a stony bank. It has a diameter of 6.3 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 584 681 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE375
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1451287
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(Visited 01/08/2006) Enclosure and hut circle at SX5842 6815 on the moderate slopes south of Outcombe. The site appears to have been robbed of stone or is buried beneath peat but is just discernible projecting above the grass. The sub-circular enclosure is built into the wall on the north-east corner and measures approximately 24 metres in diameter with low turf banks of 1.2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high. Any stone is concealed by the turf. The hut circle is on the north-east corner and is just visible as a stony bank. It has a diameter of 6.3 metres.
Probert, S. A. J., 2017, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017 (Report - Survey). SDV360392.
Recorded and mapped in 2017 condition survey.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 5 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 21/01/2020. Overall condition good. Photo x2 taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 5 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo 1: View looking 110° showing tussocky grass cover and animal scrape against hut circle wall. Photo 2: View looking 010° showing grass/moss cover with gorse on enclosure wall.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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| SDV360392 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2017. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 5. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 5. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV25099 | Related to: Ditch north of the Eylesbarrow Reave, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV43598 | Related to: Earthwork on line of ditch, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV25101 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circle, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | May 25 2021 12:15PM |
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