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| HER Number: | MDV131147 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on eastern boundary of enclosure west of Shell Top, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Southern of two hut circles on eastern boundary of Enclosure 'C' (Butler) west of Shell Top
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 589 639 |
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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: SX56SE/114
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/97
- Old SAM Ref: 10613
- Pastscape: 439429
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 161-2, Map 51, Figure 51.5 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Sothern of two hut circles against the eastern boundary of Enclosure 'C'. The three hut circles around the inside of the wall are small of 2.5 to 4.5 metres in diameter but substantial enough to have been roofed.
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.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011953 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The huts are D-shaped, the western one is 6 metres by 5 metres with a wall 1.5 metres in thickness and 0.4 metres in height; the eastern one is 6 metres in length and width and has a wall 1 metre in thickness and up to 0.4 metres in height. The western hut has a possible entrance into the enclosure.
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. 161-2, Map 51, Figure 51.5. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #132346 ] |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011953. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2555 | Part of: Oval enclosure west of Shell Top, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV131145 | Related to: Hut circle on eastern boundary of enclosure west of Shell Top, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV131144 | Related to: Hut circle on western boundary of enclosure west of Shell Top, Shaugh Prior (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 12 2021 10:30AM |
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