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| HER Number: | MDV130859 |
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| Name: | Two small hut circles within settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Two small hut circles within settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook on the south-east side of the enclosure
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 601 670 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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 | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW17
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1907, 135 NE (Cartographic). SDV164582.
The five hut circles are all in very poor condition, levelled into the hill slope, and varying from 2.5 meters to 5.0 meters internal diameter with turf-covered walling up to 1.0 meters thick and 0.4 meters high. All my be Type 1 huts though it is difficult to determine their construction (Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England, citing Ordnance Survey).
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4127 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NW17, SX66NW17 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV152697.
Hut circle 'E' to the extreme south-east of the enclosure is rather fragmentary with an approximate diameter of 4.5 meters.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Fragment of an enclosure, in poor condition and cut by a leat and streamwork, visible with two hut circles inside it. Area covered is approximately 0.8 hectares.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 131-2, Map 49, Figure 49.15 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Two small hut circles on the south-eastern perimeter of the enclosure at 'Langcombe Foot' of 2.5 to 3.5 metres diameter.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
One small hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
Hut circle visible on Lidar data.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Southern hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012297 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
One hut is attached to the southern wall.
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. 131-2, Map 49, Figure 49.15. [Mapped feature: #130617 ] |
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| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4127. |
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| SDV152697 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NW17. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX66NW17. |
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| SDV164582 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 135 NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. 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. 1012297. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5116 | Part of: Hut circle settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130858 | Related to: Hut circle north-east of settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5117 | Related to: Hut circle settlement 150 meters south of Lower Hartor Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV130854 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130855 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130856 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement between the River Plym and Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 5 2021 11:45AM |
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