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| HER Number: | MDV126880 |
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| Name: | Possible hut within enclosure in settlement at Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A small hut circle or clearance cairn abutting a boundary wall. It measures 2.3 metres north to south by 2.8 metres. When seen during 2019 condition visit, this feature was described as a semi-circle of a low cairn against the boundary wall; unlikely hut circle?
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 579 657 |
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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 71
- Pastscape: 438704
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- 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, 115-116, Map 49, Figure 49.4 (Monograph). SDV137656.
The southern of three small circles of 2.0 to 3.0 metres diameter shown to the north-east and south-east of Hut Circle '2' on the eastern boundary of Enclosure 'A' and a third on the east side of Hut '2' on the north-west boundary of Enclosure 'B' at 'Willings Walls Warren North'. These were perhaps store houses.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(04/04/2002) SX 5798 6578. A small hut circle or clearance cairn abutting a boundary wall. It measures 2.3 metres north to south by 2.8 metres.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-22 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(16/12/2019) Condition assessed as moderate; vegetation encroachment is threatening feature. The HER for this feature describes it as a small hut or clearance cairn but it appears to be no more than a semi-circle of a low cairn against the boundary wall, yet shown as a circle on the map.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographs taken during December 2019 visit.
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. 115-116, Map 49, Figure 49.4. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #122792 ] |
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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). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPHT-22. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV62540 | Related to: Enclosure 'C' in settlement at Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 27 2021 10:32AM |
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