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| HER Number: | MDV4000 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Hut circle 'E' in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement of 5.0 metres diameter with walls 1.7 metres wide by up to 0.6 metres high. Interior occupied by clearance material.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 585 670 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 49
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/16/5
- 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 Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE49, Hut E (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV216718.
(30/05/1950) Hut E (SX 5851 6702) One of five large hut circles (average diameter 7.5m, height 0.5m), walls of turf and large stones. Entrances to the south-west.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle '2' of 7.0 to 7.3 metres diameter at Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure at the junction of two internal boundaries.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(03/08/1999) SX 58510 67028 Internal diameter measures 5.0m, with walls 1.7m wide (up to 0.6m high). Interior occupied by clearance material.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(10/03/2005) This extensive site remains in a stable condition and is as described in 1999 survey visit.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.
Noted on GIS survey data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: 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. |
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| SDV216718 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE49. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut E. |
| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #124512 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3995 | Part of: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127714 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV127726 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4005 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4004 | Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV4003 | Related 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 28 2021 11:02AM |
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