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HER Number:MDV4007
Name:Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor

Summary

Hut circle 'P' in Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure. One of 29 hut circles of 5.0 metres diameter with walls 1.6 metres wide by up to 0.7 metres high. Interior occupied by clearance material.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 585 670
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/16/12
  • Old SAM County Ref: 571
  • Old SAM Ref: 10710
  • Pastscape

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.

One of a group of three hut circles shown on 19th century map.

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

(30/05/1950) Hut P (SX 5858 6705) Two hut circles only, the middle or north-east member of the group could not be traced. Average diameter 6.5m, walling of large stones, height 0.5m. No obvious entrance.

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

Hut circle within Whittenknowles Rocks enclosure at the north end of a curved wall.

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 58592 67054 Internal diameter measures 5.0m, with walls 1.6m wide (up to 0.7m 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.

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.

Hut is noted on the GIS survey layer.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England (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 P.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown.
SDV361636Report - 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: #124522 ]
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.

Associated Monuments

MDV3995Part of: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127736Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127727Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127728Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV127744Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV130851Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV130853Related to: Hut circle in Whittenknowles Rocks settlement, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV130850Related 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 10:10AM