HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

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:MDV78971
Name:Hut circle within enclosure, Dockwell Ridge

Summary

Northern hut circle of two associated with enclosure on Dockwell Ridge.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 684 638
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement on Dockwell Ridge, comprising enclosures with associated hut circles

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66SE8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV161814.

Hut circle A, inside the north-west corner of the enclosure is in fair condition, with no visible entrance. Other details: Sketch plan included.


Robinson, R., 1978, Woolholes enclosed hut groups (Dockwell Ridge) (Worksheet). SDV145074.

Hut circle 1 - has an internal diameter of 5.0 meters and a clear hut platform. It lies against the pound wall to the north side, the whole area being densely covered with bilberry. Walls are 0.5 meters high, 2.0 – 3.0 meters wide. There is no definite entrance.


Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 109-110 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut circle 13, in enclosure F. Other details: Map 57, 9.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145074Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1978. Woolholes enclosed hut groups (Dockwell Ridge). South Brent Parish Checklist. Digital.
SDV161814Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66SE8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV337765Monograph: 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.
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105777 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV25719Part of: Enclosure with two hut circles, Dockwell Ridge (Monument)
MDV78970Related to: Hut circle within enclosure, Dockwell Ridge (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 18 2012 2:40PM

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.