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HER Number: | MDV122555 |
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Name: | Hut on west side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Hut with possible annexe in eastern extension to the main enclosure. Measures 7.4m by 8.3m internally, with wall up to 2.0m wide and 0.5m high. The position of the entrance is not clear. Attached to the south-west side is a possible hut or annexe. It has an internal diameter of 2.4m and the southern side is formed by the enclosure wall.
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 east side of circular enclosure.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle with an eastern adjoining annex shown on 19th century map at SX59336720.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 128, Figure 49.13, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle (4) on the west side of the extension to Drizzlecombe Enclosure (A) has been badly damaged.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(27/08/1999) SX59346723. Internally 7.4m by 8.3m this hut has a double-faced wall up to 2.0m wide and 0.5m high with on the north-east side a 7.0m long wall lying parallel. The position of the entrance is not clear. Attached to the south-west side is a possible hut or annexe. It has an internal diameter of 2.4m and the southern side is formed by the enclosure wall.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 23 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 05/02/2020. Overall condition good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 23 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 100° showing grass/moss and bracken cover with reeds encroaching N side.
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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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #112743 ] |
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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) |
MDV122554 | Related to: Hut on north side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV122556 | Related to: Hut on the east side of enclosure east of Drizzlecombe (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 11:00AM |
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