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HER Number:MDV3355
Name:Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor

Summary

Hut Circle 'A'. One of a group of five hut circles in settlement to the east of Sheeps Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 569 681
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56NE10
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/62/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE10, SX56NE10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232849.

Visited on 8th September 1950. Hut A; one of a group of five hut circles. Entrance to south. Double walled type but too disturbed to be surveyed accurately. Condition fair. Diameter 7.0 meters; height 0.3 meters. No signs of a pound.

National Monument Record, 1977, SX5667, 1/127 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231152.

Photograph taken on 20th May 1977.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX56NE (Cartographic). SDV337049.

Hut circle attached to interior wall of agglomerated enclosure.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 68, Map 47 (Monograph). SDV137656.

One of a group of five hut circles at 'Sheeps Tor East'.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

Hut circle visible on LIDA data.

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. 68, Map 47.
SDV231152Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX5667. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1/127.
SDV232849Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE10. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX56NE10.
SDV337049Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX56NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper).
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV362957Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129698 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3354Part of: Hut circle settlement on Yellowmead Down east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV25089Related to: Enclosure within settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3356Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3357Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3358Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3359Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 14 2021 11:56AM