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HER Number: | MDV43606 |
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Name: | Hut circle north-east of enclosure at Drizzlecombe. Sheepstor |
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Summary
Hut circle '14' to north east of Enclosure 'C' (Butler) of 8.3 metres diameter with wall 0.8 metres high and an entrance to the south
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 594 670 |
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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: SX56NE90
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/539
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24104
- Old SAM Ref: 10763
- Pastscape: 438758
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 century map.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133433 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 12th March 1993. Hut circle forming part of a cluster of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement and ritual features including 5 enclosures, a large number of associated hut circles, 3 stone alignments and at least 22 cairns. This hut circle is located immediately north of an enclosure. It is terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan, double orthostat, earthwork and coursed walling type. Interior measures 7.2 metres in diameter and is defined by a 2.7 metres wide wall standing up to 0.8 metres high. A south facing gap in the surrounding wall is lined by slabs on both sides and represents the original doorway.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 128, Figure 49.13, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Free-standing Hut Circle (14) is 8.3 meters in diameter. It is turf covered with a south-east facing entrance.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Hut circle shown on Lidar data.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(09/08/1999) One of three impressive unenclosed hut circles lie to the south-east of enclosures MDV4046 and MDV3443.
SX 5944 6708. Internal diameter from 6.8m to 7.4m, with a well constructed wall 0.8m high and a well-defined entrance on the downhill side.
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.
Circular feature shown on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1014145 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
The central of 3 hut circles with an entrance to the south-east.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 25 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 08/02/2020. Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 25 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 0° showing grass/moss and bracken cover with reeds against NE edge of cairn.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
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. 128, Figure 49.13, Map 49. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133433. |
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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. |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. |
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SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1014145. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #124014 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 25. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 25. |
SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3337 | Related to: Enclosure north-east of the Drizzlecombe stone rows (Monument) |
MDV3446 | Related to: Hut circle north-east of enclosure at Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV43607 | Related to: Hut south of oval enclosure at Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
Date Last Edited: | May 30 2021 10:23AM |
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