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HER Number: | MDV66640 |
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Name: | Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement 150 metres south of 'Giant's Basin' Sheepstor |
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Summary
Southern of two hut circles within a Prehistoric enclosed settlement 150 metres south of the 'Giant's Basin'
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 592 667 |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/66/3
- Old SAM Ref: 34470
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Hut circle shown on early 20th century map.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157325 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 28th March 2008. Stone hut circle forming part of a Prehistoric enclosed settlement 150 metres south of the 'Giant's Basin'.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 127, Map 49, Figure 49.12 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Smaller southern of two hut circles at 'Mill Corner' shown joined by a short section of curved wall.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Southern and smaller hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1021058 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
The monument includes a Prehistoric enclosed settlement containing four stone hut circles. The hut circles survive as circular or oval banks surrounding an internal area which varies between 7.1 and 28.3 square metres. The height of the surrounding rubble walls vary between 0.3 and 0.7 metres. One of the huts has a visible doorway and another has an annex.
National Monument Record, 2018, Pastscape, 438632, SX56NE47 (Website). SDV360651.
An oval enclosure measuring 60 metres by 45 metres internally, and containing four stone hut circles. The enclosure is defined by an earthwork bank up to 0.7 metres high. The hut circles all survive as circular or oval banks. One has a visible doorway and another has an annexe.
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. 127, Map 49, Figure 49.12. |
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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 157325. |
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SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second 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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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #112424 ] |
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SDV360651 | Website: National Monument Record. 2018. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. 438632, SX56NE47. |
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SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1021058. |
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SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3361 | Part of: Enclosure with huts metres south of 'Giants' Basin', Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV66642 | Related to: Hut circle within prehistoric enclosure 150 metres south of 'Giant's Basin', Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV66639 | Related to: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement 150 metres south of 'Giant's Basin' Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV66641 | Related to: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement 150 metres south of 'Giant's Basin' Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2022 12:30PM |
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