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| HER Number: | MDV131172 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north Cholwich Town Clay Works, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Southern of two hut circles within part of an associated enclosure to the north of the Cholwich Town Clay Works
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 587 633 |
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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
- SHINE: Bronze age settlement north of Lee Moor Clayworks, comprising at least two hut circles and associated enclosure
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133471, 18/5/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle situated east of a large partially enclosed settlement. Terraced into the hillside. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior oval in shape, 2.5 metres by 2.0 metres, defined by a 1.0 metres wide wall standing up to 0.4 metres high. A south-west facing gap in the hut wall may represent an original doorway.
Gerrard, S., 1993, Hut circle north of Cholwichtown Clay Works (Photograph). SDV149636.
Photograph taken on 18th May 1993.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 166-169, Map 51, Figure 51.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle within Enclosure 'C' to the east of 'Tory Brookhead enclosures' of 3.5 metres diameter.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Hut circle at SX 58776331. Measuring 3.6 metres north to south by 4.1 metres this hut has walls 1.0 metre wide and 0.3 metres high.
Both huts seem to lie on the perimeter of a small, sub-square enclosure some 60 metres across. The edges of this are marked by stony banks on average 1.2 metres wide and 0.3 metres high.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
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. 166-169, Map 51, Figure 51.9. |
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| SDV149636 | Photograph: Gerrard, S.. 1993. Hut circle north of Cholwichtown Clay Works. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133471, 18/5/1993. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132447 ] |
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| 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
| MDV53394 | Part of: Settlement north Cholwich Town Clay Works, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2425 | Related to: Eastern enclosure and hut circles north of Tory Brook Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV131173 | Related to: Hut circle within 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
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2021 9:26AM |
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