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HER Number:MDV3996
Name:Two adjoining hut circles in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor

Summary

Two adjoining hut circles 'A' in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement shown on Historic maps. The remains of two possible hut circles joined together. Very fragmentary; a few isolated stones only to be seen. These features were not recorded in the surveys in 1999 and 2018.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 584 669
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 49
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/16/1
  • Old SAM County Ref: 571
  • Old SAM Ref: 10710
  • Pastscape: 438638

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Two adjoining hut circles shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Conjoined huts depicted on early 20th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE49, Hut A (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV216718.

(30/05/1950) Settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks. Hut A (SX 5848 6697) Remains of two hut circles joined together. Very fragmentary; a few isolated stones only to be seen.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Not shown at Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure.

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

Possibly shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010650 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within scheduled area.

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. 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11.
SDV216718Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE49. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut A.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #130603 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010650.

Associated Monuments

MDV3995Part of: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127739Related to: Cairn or hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3998Related to: Cairn or hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement. Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127724Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3997Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3999Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127725Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
  • EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
  • EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:May 29 2021 10:55AM

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