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| HER Number: | MDV122554 |
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| Name: | Hut on north side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor |
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Summary
A disturbed and amorphous stony mound 0.8m high with a depressed centre 0.6m deep; it measures approximately 5.3m to 7.0m in overall diameter with a 2.4m internal diameter. A number of facing slabs, including some large examples, survive. It is linked to the enclosure wall by a 2.0m long wall and on the south side is a curvilinear wall or annexe.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 593 672 |
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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: SX56NE87
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/38/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24104
- Pastscape: 438752
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 on north side of circular enclosure.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map at SX59306726.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 128, Figure 49.13, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle (3) on the north side of Drizzlecombe Enclosure (A) is apparently a hollowed cairn. A short bank links it to the curtain wall and it seem likely that it was converted to a hut circle with and annexe.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(06/08/1999) SX59316727. A disturbed and amorphous stony mound 0.8m high with a depressed centre 0.6m deep; it measures approximately 5.3m to 7.0m in overall diameter with a 2.4m internal diameter. A number of facing slabs, including some large examples, survive. It is linked to the enclosure wall by a 2.0m long wall and on the south side is a curvilinear wall or annexe.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Not shown on modern mapping within 'Settlement'.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1014145 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
Within scheduled area.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 23 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 05/02/2020. Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 23 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 230° showing grass/moss and bracken cover.
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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| 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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| 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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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. 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: #112740 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 23. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 23. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV4033 | Part of: Enclosure with huts and cairns at Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV3369 | Related to: Cairns south-west of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV122549 | Related to: Hut in centre of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV122552 | Related to: Hut on east side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV122556 | Related to: Hut on the east side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV122555 | Related to: Hut on west side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV55244 | Related to: Hut south of enclosure, Drizzlecombe (Monument) |
| MDV3368 | Related to: Possible hut south of an enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (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 11:02AM |
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