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| HER Number: | MDV127563 |
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| Name: | Cairn or hut circle in unenclosed hut circle settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Cairn or hut circle within unenclosed hut circle settlement in open moorland above the right bank of Spanish Lake. A cairn or hut circle of 4.3 metres north-south by 3.9 metres and 0.5 metres high. An amorphous hollow roughly 3.0 metres by 1.0 metre lies in the centre of the mound.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 584 648 |
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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 116
- Pastscape: 439435
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- (Alternate Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
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'. Not shown as a cairn.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(23/04/2002) Cairn in settlement in open moorland above the right bank of Spanish Lake.
SX 5845 6481. A cairn measuring 4.3m north-south by 3.9m and 0.5m high. An amorphous hollow roughly 3.0m by 1.0m lies in the centre of the mound.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Shown as a cairn on survey.
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.
Shown as a hut circle on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012116 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Within Scheduled area which does not mention a cairn.
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. 162-3, Map 51, Figure 51.6. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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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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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012116. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29984 | Part of: Settlement above Spanish Lake on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127564 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127557 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127558 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127559 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127560 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127561 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV127562 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV131156 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV131157 | Related 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 9:57AM |
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