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HER Number: | MDV25101 |
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Name: | Enclosure with hut circle, Sheepstor |
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Summary
An approximately circular enclosure and single hut circle located on the moderate north facing slope, just beyond and to the south of the Outcombe enclosed land. The enclosure and hut appear to have been robbed of stone, probably for material to build the nearby medieval walls, but remain as subtle though clear earthworks. One orthostat remains on the north curve of the enclosure and could mark the position of an entrance. The enclosure has been bisected by a later ditch (MDV25099, formerly identified as a reave), east of which no trace of it is visible.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 583 682 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE368
SX 56 NE 368
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1451175
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/431
- Old SAM Ref: 10745
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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 4351 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Oval enclosure lying across parallel reave (MDV25099) identified in 1985 from 1940s aerial photograph. Area approximately 0.1 hectares.
Ancient Monuments, 1992, Scheduled Monument Notification (Schedule Document). SDV227492.
Lies across the reave slightly south-east of its mid point. Diameter 14 metres; bank 2.0 metres wide, 0.75 metres high.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation, (01/08/2006) (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(SX 5834 6822) An approximately circular enclosure and single hut circle located on the moderate north facing slope, just beyond and to the south of the Outcombe enclosed land. The enclosure and hut appear to have been robbed of stone, probably for material to build the nearby medieval walls, but remain as subtle though clear earthworks. One orthostat remains on the north curve of the enclosure and could mark the position of an entrance. The enclosure has been bisected by a later ditch, east of which no trace of it is visible (01/08/2006).
Probert, S. A. J., 2017, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Cramber Tor Training Area, Devon, 2017 (Report - Survey). SDV360392.
Roughly circular incomplete enclosure abuting the reave (on the western side) with one hut circle in/on the northern boundary noted in survey.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 6 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 21/01/2020. Hut circle (MDV25010) not discernible at given grid ref. Overall condition moderate. Photo x2 taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 6 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo 1: View looking 320° showing orthostat with grass/moss and bracken cover and gorse outcrops on SW part of enclosure. Enclosure wall in background. Photo 2: View looking 120° showing showing grass/moss and bracken cover with gorse outcrops at given grid ref of hut circle.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4351. |
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SDV227492 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1992. Scheduled Monument Notification. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. (01/08/2006). |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #117835 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 6. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 6. |
Associated Monuments
MDV25099 | Related to: Ditch north of the Eylesbarrow Reave, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV43598 | Related to: Earthwork on line of ditch, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV25100 | 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 1:03PM |
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