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| HER Number: | MDV5714 |
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| Name: | Small enclosure with hut circle, Dockwell Ridge |
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Summary
An enclosure with a hut circle integral with its wall at approximately 340m. OD on the western slopes of Dockwell Ridge. The overall dimensions of the enclosure are 30m x 25m; the enclosure wall is of rubble construction approximately 0.5m high. The hut has an internal diameter of 5.7m with walls of 1.5m thickness. It has an entrance on the south. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 685 638 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement on Dockwell Ridge, comprising enclosures with associated hut circles
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Evidential): NI Site
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE6
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441755
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/42
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 2277-2278 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 3114-3115 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX66SE6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145028.
(02/05/1950 Enclosure containing one hut circle consisting of turf-covered walls approximately 0.5m high. The enclosure measures 34.0m (north-south) and 27.0m (east-west) and has no visible entrance.
(18/07/1977) SX 68516387. An enclosure with a hut circle integral with its wall at approximately 340m. OD on the western slopes of Dockwell Ridge. The overall dimensions of the enclosure are 30m x 25m; the enclosure wall is of rubble construction approximately 0.5m high. The hut has an internal diameter of 5.7m with walls of 1.5m thickness. It has an entrance on the south and is of Type 2 (Type site: SX 56 NE 71)
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6863/2, 60-62 (Aerial Photograph). SDV145076.
Robinson, R., 1978, Woolholes enclosed hut groups (Dockwell Ridge) (Worksheet). SDV145074.
Roughly circular enclosure with one internal hut circle measuring about 25.0m in diameter. The walls are low and fragmentary and the whole area densely overgrown with bracken and bilberry. There is one hut circle against the south wall, with a faint hut platform.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Enclosure with one hut circle incorporated into the wall. Visible on 1946 Royal Air Force and National Monuments Record 1976 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 109-110 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Other details: Map 57, 9.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2277-2278. |
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| SDV145028 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1977. SX66SE6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV145074 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Woolholes enclosed hut groups (Dockwell Ridge). South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV145076 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6863/2. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 60-62. |
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| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3114-3115. |
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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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 109-110. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95688 ] |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78969 | Parent of: Hut circle in small enclosure on Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV25711 | Related to: Enclosure on Dockwell Ridge. South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5712 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles on Dockwell Ridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV25719 | Related to: Enclosure with two hut circles, Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV79004 | Related to: Hut circle near enclosures on Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV13260 | Related to: Large, indistinct enclosure on Dockwell Ridge, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5713 | Related to: Small enclosure with hut circles on Dockwell Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2022 9:22AM |
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