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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 one of two incorporated into the perimeter of a hut circle settlement enclosure on the north-facing slopes of Shaugh Moor. The hut circle is identifiable as an earthwork 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.

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

(Visited 03/12/1997) SX55796344. A hut circle cut into a slope now has a sub-square appearance. It measures 6.0 metres across with a level interior some 4.2 metres across. The wall with a boulder/stone core has internal facing slabs and boulders up to 0.5 metres high and external boulders up to 0.4 metres high. It lies on a pronounced lynchet part of the enclosure which is 0.9 metres high and the downslope and 0.3 metres high internally.

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 an 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. The site description is good with no noted changes. The hut is covered by 60% bracken but no damage is noted. The site is stable. Photo taken

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

Visited 08/09/2019. Photo taken looking north east giving an 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 stony bank on average circa 1.3m wide is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, enclosing a roughly circular hollow or terrace up to circa 4m across.
The circular feature is interpreted as the remains of a hut circle of Bronze Age date, one of two incorporated into the perimeter bank of an irregularly shaped hut circle settlement on the north-facing slopes of Shaugh Moor (MDV12779).
The banks are identifiable only as fragmentary 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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