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| HER Number: | MDV127564 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in unenclosed settlement above Spanish Lake, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
One of a group of hut circles in an unenclosed settlement above the right bank of Spanish Lake. This hut circle of 3.4 metres in diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide and 0.2 metres high. Traces of external facing stones are apparent though the interior of this feature is obscured by dumped stone.
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
- 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'.
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 5844 6480. A hut circle 3.4m in internal diameter with walls 1.2m wide and 0.2m high. Traces of external facing stones are apparent though the interior of this feature is obscured by dumped stone.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Long irregular shaped feature shown 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.
Two separate hut circles shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012116 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Within Scheduled area.
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). [Mapped feature: #124272 ] |
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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) |
| MDV127563 | Related to: Cairn or hut circle in unenclosed hut circle 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 10:00AM |
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