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Summary

Hut circle 'J' in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure. One of 29 confirmed hut circles of 5.0 metres diameter with walls 2.2 metres wide by up to 0.6 metres high. Interior occupied by clearance material.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010650: Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles and later farmstead at Whittenknowles Rocks

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 49
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/16/6
• 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.

Hut circle shown on 19th centruy map.

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

(30/05/1950) Hut J (SX 5850 6709) (diameter 6m). Ruinous condition; well defined entrance to south-west, the door jambs being still in position.

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

Unattached hut circle in the northern part of Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(03/08/1999) Whittenknowles Rocks. One of 29 confirmed hut circles within an area of dense clitter on a south-facing hillside some 600m north of Ditsworthy Warren House.
SX 58506 67093 Internal diameter measures 5.0m, with walls 2.2m 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.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

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.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 11 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 01/02/2020. Overall condition good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 11 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 080° showing grass/moss/whortleberry and bracken cover.

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

Hut circle 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

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
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
• EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

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