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Summary

An enclosure constructed with a low, turf-covered wall forming an approximate rectangle of 10.5m by 9.3m by 0.31 high. Previously recorded as prehistoric, but its morphology and isolation from other elements of prehistoric settlement, it seems more likely to be medieval or later.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1012032: Enclosure north-west of Gutter Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE37
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 438607
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/10
• Old SAM Ref: 10630

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4130-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.

Photogrpah taken in March 1948.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX56NE37, Plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV260609.

(09/10/1950) This enclosure consists of turf covered stones. It is almost circular. There are hut circles in the immediate vicinity. Dimensions 11 metres by 10 metres.
(24/05/1977) On the north-facing slope of Gutter Tor is a roughly rectangular small enclosure with rounded corners. It is formed by a wall 0.3m high consisting of earth and small stones, now overgrown with heather. The internal dimensions are 10.5m x 9.5m and the walling is 2.0m thick. There are possible entrances at the north west and north east corners. The wall on the south side of the west entrance widens to incorporate a small 'pen' 2.0m across.
The date and purpose of this enclosure are obscure.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 117, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Gutter Tor Enclosure 'D' at SX576671. A small rectangular enclosure of 10.0 metres by 8.0 metres sited on the easier slopes north of Gutter Tor, close to the road. The slab and rubble wall only 0.3 metres high includes an overgrown semi- circle of stones of 2.0 metres midway along one end, possibly a storehouse.

Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.

(11/03/2005) This feature remains in a stable and undisturbed state. Its survival in this area and its form make it very unlikely to be of prehistoric origin. It seems more probable that this enclosure is related to the post medieval tinning on the flank of Gutter Tor.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

'Enclosure' shown on modern mapping without a polygon.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012032 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This enclosure lies on the northern slope of Gutter Tor within 100 metres of Eylesbarrow Reave and a cairn with a cist. It is sub-rectangular in shape and measures 11 metres by 10 metres the bank of earth and stone is up to 0.5 metres in height and 1.0 metres in width. There are possible entrances in the north-west and north- east corners and a small pen, 3 metres across, attached to the inner face of the west wall just south of the entrance.

Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.

Rectangular enclosure on the northern slope of Gutter Tor. SX 57596 67153. An enclosure constructed with a low, turf-covered wall forming an approximate rectangle of 10.5m by 9.3m by 0.31 high. Previously recorded as prehistoric, but its morphology and isolation from other elements of prehistoric settlement, it seems more likely to be medieval or later.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
• EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
• EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8917 - Survey of the archaeological features on Ringmoor Down

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