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HER Number: | MDV131116 |
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Name: | Small hut circle within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood |
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Summary
Small hut circle on south side of entrance to the enclosure south-west of Shell Top
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 593 633 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE59
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/25
- Old SAM Ref: 10754
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Hut circles' shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56SE59, SX56SE59, Plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV139471.
Visited on 30th May 1950. Enclosure shown on 6 inch map. Hut circle diameter 6 metres at SX59376344.
Visited on 31st August 1977 at SX59386344. This enclosed settlement contains thirteen, terraced, type 2 hut circles, average internal diameter 3.5 metres with walls 1.0 metre wide and in poor, to very poor condition.
Fleming, A. + Collis, J. + Jones, R. L., 1973, A Late Prehistoric Reave System near Cholwich Town, Dartmoor, 8, Figures 1 and 3 (Article in Serial). SDV358808.
Visited in April 1972. Large, sub-rectangular enclosure with at least 16 hut circles, mostly central, but with an important group in the northern corner.
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX5863, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV148504.
Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.
SMR, 1981, Shell Top settlement (Photograph). SDV139474.
Three slides taken on 25th June 1981.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Sub-rectangular enclosure visible containing three smaller enclosures, one containing eleven hut circles, one containing two huts and the other one hut circle.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 160-1, Map 51, Figure 51.4 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Small hut circle on the south side of entrance to the enclosure south-west of the 'Shell Top south-west enclosure'.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
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.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1017399 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The enclosure at the eastern end of the reave contains at least sixteen hut circles.
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. 160-1, Map 51, Figure 51.4. |
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SDV139471 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56SE59. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX56SE59, Plan. |
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SDV139474 | Photograph: SMR. 1981. Shell Top settlement. |
SDV148504 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX5863. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2. |
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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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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV358808 | Article in Serial: Fleming, A. + Collis, J. + Jones, R. L.. 1973. A Late Prehistoric Reave System near Cholwich Town, Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 31. Unknown. 8, Figures 1 and 3. |
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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: #132281 ] |
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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. 1017399. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV2435 | Part of: Enclosure with hut circles on Cholwich Town contour reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV15060 | Related to: Cholwich Town Reave North (Monument) |
MDV15061 | Related to: Cholwich Town Reave South (Monument) |
MDV131107 | Related to: Eastern of three adjoining hut circles within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131105 | Related to: Eastern of two adjoining hut circles within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131110 | Related to: Eastern of two adjoining hut circles within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131099 | Related to: Hut circle in north-east corner of enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131100 | Related to: Hut circle in north-east corner of enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131101 | Related to: Hut circle in north-east corner of enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131102 | Related to: Hut circle in north-east corner of enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131112 | Related to: Hut circle within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131113 | Related to: Hut circle within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131114 | Related to: Hut circle within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131108 | Related to: Small central of three adjoining hut circles within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131103 | Related to: Small hut circle on the northern boundary of enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131115 | Related to: Small hut circle within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131106 | Related to: Western of three adjoining hut circles within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131104 | Related to: Western of two adjoining hut circles within the enclosure on the Cholwich Town reave, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
Date Last Edited: | Aug 9 2021 10:36AM |
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