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| HER Number: | MDV12938 |
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| Name: | Hut circles north-east of Cholwichtown Clay Works, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
wo disturbed hut circles lie in open moorland 1km south-south-west of Shell Top. Both have been terraced into the gentle slope to provide level interiors and neither displays an obvious entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 589 631 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE235
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1360584
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/153
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T., 1980, Hut circles north-east of Cholwichtown Clay Works (Worksheet). SDV151274.
Visited on 12th June 1980. Approximately six hut circles are visible between 975 foot and 1000 foot contours in area of future clay working. Apparently not recorded before. The positions of these were accurately plotted by Greeves and ECLP surveyors in January 1981. Copy of plan in parish file.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Four hut circles and an enclosure depicted by Butler.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(23/05/2002) Centred SX 58906311. Two disturbed hut circles lie in open moorland 1km SSW of Shell Top. Both have been terraced into the gentle slope to provide level interiors and neither displays an obvious entrance.
SX 58926310. Measuring 3.5m in internal diameter with walls 2.0m wide and 0.6m high this feature has served as a repository for cleared surface stone.
SX 58886311. A slightly better preserved hut measuring 4.9m N to S by 4.5m with walls 1.1m wide and 0.4m high.
There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the additional huts or enclosure depicted by Butler.
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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| SDV151274 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1980. Hut circles north-east of Cholwichtown Clay Works. |
| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2425 | Related to: Eastern enclosure and hut circles north of Tory Brook Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53394 | Related to: Settlement north Cholwich Town Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53383 | Related to: Western enclosure and hut circle north of Tory Brook Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 14 2021 3:22PM |
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