See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
HER Number: | MDV4035 |
---|
Name: | Enclosed Prehistoric Settlement north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine |
---|
Summary
Enclosed Prehistoric settlement to the north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and disturbed by mining activity
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 592 682 |
---|
Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
---|
Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
---|
Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
---|
District | West Devon |
---|
Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
---|
Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/40
- Old SAM Ref: 34467
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 4354-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Enclosure visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX56NE85 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV363210.
(Visited 1978) On a west facing slope at approximately 360 metres OD are the remains of an enclosed settlement very much reduced by later mining activity. The sub-oval enclosure measures internally some 140 metres by 115 metres with rubble walling averaging 0.6 metres high and 2.5 metres wide; there are no obvious original entrances. The southern side of the enclosure is completed by a series of natural boulders.
Six Type 1 huts are visible, two adjoin the walls while the remainder are free standing. The huts average 2.8 metre internal diameter mostly wth southern entrances and levelled interiors. They have walling 1.5 metres wide and 0.4 metres high and are in poor condition. (Type site: SX 56 SE 19). 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.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157159 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 3rd June 1993. Enclosure 770 metres west-south-west of Eylesbarrow, forming part of an enclosed Prehistoric settlement. Double orthostat wall 1.9 metres wide, 0.9 metres high.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Enclosure shown on modern mapping.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1013474 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
Stone hut circles and hut settlements were the dwelling places of prehistoric farmers on Dartmoor. They mostly date from the Bronze Age, with the earliest examples on the Moor in this building tradition dating to about 1700 BC. The stone-based round houses consist of low walls or banks enclosing a circular floor area; remains of the turf or thatch roof are not preserved. The huts may occur singly or in small or large groups and may lie in the open or be enclosed by a bank of earth and stone. In addition to the two enclosed settlements, the monument includes a length of watershed reave. The reaves are part of an extensive system of prehistoric land division introduced during the Bronze Age (about 2000-700BC).
National Monument Record, 2014, Pastscape, 438746 (Website). SDV355682.
The remains of an enclosed settlement very much reduced by later mining activity, on the south-west slopes of Eylesbarrow. The sub-oval enclosure measures internally some 140 metres by 115 metres with rubble walling averaging 0.6 metres high and 2.5 metres wide; there are no obvious original entrances. The southern side of the enclosure is completed by a series of natural boulders. Six huts are visible, two adjoin the walls while the remainder are free standing. The huts average 2.8 metres in internal diameter, mostly with southern entrances and levelled interiors. They have walling 1.5 metres wide and 0.4 metres high and are in poor condition.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 157159. |
|
| |
SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
|
| |
SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 4354-5. |
|
| |
SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90724 ] |
|
| |
SDV355682 | Website: National Monument Record. 2014. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. 438746. |
|
| |
SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1013474. |
|
| |
Associated Monuments
MDV66380 | Parent of: Hut in enclosure north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (Monument) |
MDV66381 | Parent of: Hut in enclosure north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (Monument) |
MDV66387 | Parent of: Hut in enclosure north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (Monument) |
MDV66388 | Parent of: Hut in enclosure north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (Monument) |
MDV66389 | Parent of: Hut in enclosure north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (Monument) |
MDV66386 | Parent of: Two possible huts in enclosure north-east of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (Monument) |
MDV3330 | Related to: Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6239 - Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2019 2:28PM |
---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.