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| HER Number: | MDV125927 |
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| Name: | Hut circle associated with enclosures at Shaugh Moor |
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Summary
A well-defined hut circle built into the slope. It measures 6.7m (north-south) by 5.5m with a level interior some 2.4m diameter. The boulder and rubble wall is 0.6m high internally and 0.5m high externally with some facing slabs visible. The position of the entrance is not clear although it may have been located on the east side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 634 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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 SE 90
- Pastscape: 439364
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV343481.
(Visited 02/12/1997) SX55586348. A well-defined hut circle built into the slope. It measures 6.7m (north-south) by 5.5m with a level interior some 2.4m diameter. The boulder and rubble wall is 0.6m high internally and 0.5m high externally with some facing slabs visible. The position of the entrance is not clear although it may have been located on the east side.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, SM-37 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 02/10/2019. Site description appears good but hard to confirm due to hut circle 100% covered in tall bracken restricting view.Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, SM-37 (Photograph). SDV363073.
View of north side of hut circle covered in bracken looking S.
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. |
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| SDV343481 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Probert, S.. 1998. Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #118368 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SM-37. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SM-37. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV12953 | Part of: Hut circle settlement, Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV125926 | Related to: Hut circle associated with enclosures at Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV125923 | Related to: Hut circle associated with enclosures at Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV125924 | Related to: Hut circle associated with enclosures at Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV125925 | Related to: Hut circle associated with enclosures at Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4967 - Survey of Shaugh Moor
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 2 2019 5:12PM |
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