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| HER Number: | MDV27506 |
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| Name: | Enclosure with huts north-west of Shilley Pool, Throwleigh |
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Summary
Agglomerated enclosed hut circle settlement made up of two irregular shaped enclosures defined by rubble bank walling. The eastern enclosure is the earliest and contains a stone hut circle 5.1 metres in diameter with rubble bank walls 1.6 metres wide and 0.4 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 913 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THROWLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SE61
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1212243
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/162
- Old SAM Ref: 28705
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, NMR SX6591, 5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV267374.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5442 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two hut circles visible in a field system.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149069 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(21/04/1997) Hut circle within an agglomerated enclosed settlement 220m NNW of Shilley Pool. Diameter 5.1m. Internal area 20.41m. Rubble wall 1.6m wide, 0.4m high. Grass and bracken.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, Map 39, Site 6 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Irregular shaped enclosure at the 'Cosdon Hill East settlement' with a hut circle of 4.2 metres diameter on the northern edge of the enclosure.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Faintly visible on lidar data. Huts visible at SX 65152 91384 and SX 65115 91382.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1017285 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Agglomerated enclosed hut circle settlement of probable Bronze Age date. It is made up of two irregular shaped enclosures defined by rubble bank walling. The eastern enclosure is the earliest and contains a stone hut circle 5.1 metres in diameter with rubble bank walls 1.6 metres wide and 0.4 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 199, Map 39, Site 6. |
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| SDV229649 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5442. |
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| SDV267374 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SX6591. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 5. |
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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 149069. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #137418 ] |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017285. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134157 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Shilley Pool, Throwleigh (Monument) |
| MDV134158 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Shilley Pool, Throwleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6945 | Related to: Cairn to the north-east of Shilley Pool on Cosdon Hill, SouthTawton (Monument) |
| MDV27445 | Related to: Field system on South Tawton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 13 2023 4:10PM |
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