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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 west. 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.

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

An isolated hut is located 30.0 metres east of enclosure which is terraced into the hillside and 4.5 metres in internal diameter. The broad wall is lined with orthostats and roughly coursed, whilst the entrance is orientated south and protected on this side by a line of earth-fast boulders.

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

(Visited 03/12/1997) SX55846343. A sub-circular hut circle built into the slope. It measures 8.0 metres in diameter with a level interior 4.7 metres (north-south) by 4.2 metres with 0.7 metres high front and back scarps. The partially tumbled but substantial walling comprises a boulder/stone core with inner and outer facing slabs and boulders a maximum 0.8 metres high. The entrance may have been in the north (upslope) side where one transverse slab survives.

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 stony 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.

The location of a circular bank is identifiable.

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

Visited 08/09/2019. The description is good and no change noted. There is a 90% covering of bracken but no damage is being caused. The site is stable. Photo taken.

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

Visited 08/09/2019. A photo taken looking west showing the east side 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 up to circa 1.5m wide is visible as an earthwork under scrub vegetation on aerial photographs of 1946 and clearly visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016. The bank encloses a roughly circular hollow or terrace up to circa 4.5m 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 just under 30m to the west (MDV12779).
A narrow break in the northern edge of the bank might be evidence of an entrance. The south-eastern quadrant of the bank appears in poorer condition than the rest and might have been somewhat spread.
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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