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Summary

A hut circle of probable Bronze Age date is recorded from field investigation and aerial survey as a roughly circular hollow or terrace enclosed by an earthwork bank. It is possibly associated with an irregularly shaped hut circle settlement to the east. The hut circle is identifiable as an earthwork under vegetation on aerial photographs of 1946 and clearly visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002517: Pounds and hut circles N of Saddlesborough

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 92
• Pastscape: 439370

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp 2 5140-5141 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.

A circular bank is visible as an earthwork.

Smith, K., 1980, Typescript notes and plan of Shaugh Moor (Un-published). SDV138646.

A substantial hut lies 12.0 metres west of the enclosure. It is terraced into the north-facing slope and is 6.0 metres in internal diameter with a wall 2.0 metres thick in which internal and external liners are preserved. The entrance is orientated south-west.

Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV343481.

(Visited 03/12/1997) SX55776343. A substantial hut circle cut into a fairly steep slope. It measures 9.6 metres (north-south) by 9.0 metres with a level interior approximately 5.6 metres across. The front and back scarps are each 1.0 metres high and the walling comprising inner and outer facing slabs and boulders with a boulder/stone core is 0.6 metres high internally and 0.5 metres high externally. The position of the entrance is not clear. A short linear scarp on average 0.4 metres high extends westwards from this hut to create a level area of uncertain function.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5563 31-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

A circular bank is visible as a stony earthwork.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5563 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

A circular bank is identifiable as an earthwork.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, SM29 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 08/09/2019. There is no change to the site description which is acurate. The site is stable with no damage being caused even though the hut circle has a 90% bracken covering. Photo taken

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, SM29 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Visited 08/09/2019. A photo taken looking south showing the overall view of the hut circle

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A bank up to circa 2.5m wide is visible as an earthwork under scrub vegetation on aerial photographs of 1946 and clearly visible as a stony earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016. The bank encloses a roughly oval hollow or terrace up to circa 5.6m across.
The circular feature is interpreted as the remains of a hut circle of Bronze Age date, possibly associated with an irregularly shaped hut circle settlement approximately 10m to the east (MDV12779).
A narrow break in the southern edge of the bank might be evidence of an entrance.
The banks are identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from low resolution lidar data captured in 2013.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4967 - Survey of Shaugh Moor
• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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