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HER Number:MDV127558
Name:Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior

Summary

One of a group of hut circles in an unenclosed settlement above the right bank of Spanish Lake. A disturbed hut circle measuring 3.1 metres north-south by 2.6 metres with walls 2.0 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. A small annex roughly 2.0 metres square and bounded by walls 0.9 metres wide and 0.3 metres high is attached to the south side of this hut.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 584 648
Map Sheet:SX56SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 116
  • Pastscape: 439435

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 301 BC (Between))

Full description

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 162-3, Map 51, figure 51.6 (Monograph). SDV137656.

One of a cluster of eleven unenclosed hut circles at Settlement 'C' at 'Upper Spanish Lake'. This feature consists of two adjoining hut circles.

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

(23/04/2002) One of six, possibly seven, hut circles with a cairn in open moorland above the right bank of Spanish Lake.
The huts are all relatively small and most have been disturbed or suffered from later stone dumping. All the huts have level interiors, where visible, but none display obvious entrances.
SX 5847 6482. A disturbed hut circle measuring 3.1m north-south by 2.6m with walls 2.0m wide and 0.4m high. A small annex roughly 2.0m square and bounded by walls 0.9m wide and 0.3m high is attached to the south side of this hut.

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

Shown on survey as a hut circle with an extension to the south.

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.

Two separate hut circles shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England (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. 162-3, Map 51, figure 51.6.
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. [Mapped feature: #124266 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
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.

Associated Monuments

MDV29984Part of: Settlement above Spanish Lake on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127563Related to: Cairn or hut circle in unenclosed hut circle settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127559Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127560Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127561Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127562Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127564Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV131156Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV131157Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV127557Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)

Date Last Edited:Aug 18 2021 9:56AM