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HER Number:MDV3467
Name:Hut circle in settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Hut circle in settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow. One of a group of at least five huts to the east and south-east of the enclosure. A small hut 4.2 metres in diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide and 0.4 metres high

Location

Grid Reference:SX 585 657
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 79
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/504/1
  • Old SAM County Ref: 493
  • Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
  • Old SAM Ref: 10637
  • Pastscape: 438726

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE79 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV164267.

(02/05/1950) Hut E, with a well defined entrance to south. One of eight hut circles in an enclosure, labelled A-H. Diameter 7m, height 0.5m.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140388 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(16/04/1995) SX 5852 6577 One of six huts recorded by Gerrard to the south-east of the enclosure (MDV3462). Ordnance Survey hut 'E', Gerrard's 'hut C'. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior is 4.5m in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.8m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high. Doorway survives as a gap in the surrounding wall, faces south and is flanked on both sides by granite slabs. This hut is site No.102829 in the National Trust inventory (1994).

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 118-21, Map 49, Figure 49.7 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle, the eastern of a group of three to the east of the enclosure in Settlement 'C' at 'Lower Hentor Brook' with an entrance to the south.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 217-9, 102.829 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

Gerrard, S., 1995, SAM 24230 (Plan - sketch). SDV164276.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(16/01/2002) The remaining huts in the settlement lie to the east and south-east of the enclosure.
SX 5853 6578. A small hut 4.2m in internal diameter with walls 1.4m wide and 0.4m high.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Eastern half of hut shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle 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

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 118-21, Map 49, Figure 49.7.
SDV143510Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 217-9, 102.829.
SDV164267Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE79. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV164276Plan - sketch: Gerrard, S.. 1995. SAM 24230. A4 Single Sheet + Digital.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140388.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #124599 ]
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019082.

Associated Monuments

MDV3462Part of: Enclosure and huts north-west of Hentor Meadow, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3466Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3468Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3469Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3470Related to: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Hentor Meadow, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:May 14 2021 12:11PM