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HER Number:MDV130477
Name:Hut circle within settlement at Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Hut circle within settlement at Shaden Moor. This site is included in the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 546 637
Map Sheet:SX56SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Greeves, T. A. P., 1976, Shaden Moor settlement (Worksheet). SDV152969.

Shaden Moor. At least two prehistoric hut circles close to the western end of a reave which is a continuation of main Saddlesborough Reave and which has a modern field boundary built on top of most of its length west of the Beatland Corner to Cadover Bridge Road.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 98-99, Map 48 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle within settlement to the north-west of Shaden Moor field system.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Remains of this settlement are visible on the aerial photography.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

Hut circle visible on LIDAR data.

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. 98-99, Map 48.
SDV152969Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1976. Shaden Moor settlement. Worksheet. Digital.
SDV345444Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV362957Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129778 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV12903Part of: Hut circle settlement, Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV19894Related to: Cairn within Shaden Moor field system, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV130478Related to: Hut circle on south-east side of settlement at Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV130476Related to: Hut circle within settlement at Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV12904Related to: Shaden Moor parallel reave system (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 17 2021 11:37AM