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HER Number: | MDV3457 |
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Name: | Hut circle in enclosures east of Hentor Brook, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Hut circle within the incomplete enclosures to the east of Hentor Brook of 5.7 metres diameter with walls 1.8 metres wide and 0.6 metres high
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 582 658 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 73
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/146/3
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/501
- Old SAM County Ref: 493
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
- Old SAM Ref: 10633
- Old SAM Ref: 10634
- Pastscape: 438708
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.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE73, Hut C (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV152018.
Hut circle C; one of three within enclosure at Hentor. Walls of small stones covered by turf; diameter 7.5m, 400mm high. No obvious entrance.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140403 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(16/04/1996) SX 5821 6582; possibly Gerrard's hut 'A'. One of 5 forming a partially enclosed settlement. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior is 5.7m in diameter and the surrounding 1.8m wide wall stands up to 0.6m high. Doorway survives as a clearly defined gap in the wall and faces south. This hut is site No.102 819b in the National Trust Upper Plym inventory.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 118-121, Map 49, Figure 49.7 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Large hut circle to the north of the enclosure at Settlement 'A' at 'Lower Hentor Brook'.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 211-12/102.819b (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(15/01/2002) Centred SX 5824 6582. Two incomplete enclosures containing four hut circles and a rectangular structure. The huts are in generally in a good state of preservation and all are terraced into the moderate north-west facing hillside. Three of the huts lie in the northern enclosure:
SX 5822 6583. A well-defined hut circle measuring 5.7m in internal diameter with walls 1.8m wide and 0.6m high. There is no obvious entrance.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-23 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(05/02/2020) Condition of this hut assessed as good; some vegetation encroachment is threatening this feature. The site area is lightly grazed with no damage visible.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographs taken during February 2020 visit.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019082 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Within scheduled area.
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. 118-121, Map 49, Figure 49.7. |
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SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 211-12/102.819b. |
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SDV152018 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE73. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut C. |
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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 140403. |
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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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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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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: #124576 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPHT-23. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019082. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3454 | Part of: Incomplete enclosures with hut circles east of Hentor Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV14547 | Related to: Building in hut circle settlement east of Hentor Brook, Shaugh Prior (Building) |
MDV3459 | Related to: Hut in enclosures east of Hentor Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3458 | Related to: Partial hut circle in enclosures east of Hentor Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
Date Last Edited: | May 12 2021 11:51AM |
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