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HER Number:MDV27709
Name:Hut circle west of Sheeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the east slope of Oke Tor. Diameter 4m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1.4m wide, 0.4m high. Grass, bilberry and heather.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 615 892
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/98
  • Old SAM Ref: 28723.08
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 424-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.

Photograph taken on 26th April 1979.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Hut circle visible on 1979 aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149267 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(04/02/1998) At SX61598925. Stone hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the east slope of Oke Tor. Diameter 4m. Single orthostat and earthwork wall 1.4m wide, 0.4m high. Grass, bilberry and heather.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV224088Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 424-9.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149267.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments

MDV19465Related to: Double enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV27710Related to: Enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV60309Related to: Hut in enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV60311Related to: Hut north of enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV128743Related to: Part of enclosure west of Steeperton Gorge, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV29122Related to: Remains of three enclosures north-west of Steeperton Gorge (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Apr 26 2022 11:21AM