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HER Number:MDV3359
Name:Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor

Summary

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

Location

Grid Reference:SX 569 682
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/64

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 'E'. One of a group of five hut circles; double walled type. Entrance to south-east. Hollowed in centre; condition good, much overgrown.9.0 metres diameter, wall 1.3 metres wide, 0.6 metres high.

National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX5668/2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV225207.

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

Possibly same hut circle as that attached to exterior wall of D-shaped enclosure.

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

One of five hut circles within settlement 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 LIDAR 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.
SDV225207Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX5668/2. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown.
SDV232849Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE10. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX56NE10.
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.
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: #129703 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV25089Part of: Enclosure within settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3354Part of: Hut circle settlement on Yellowmead Down east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3355Related to: Hut circle in 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)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 14 2021 11:57AM