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| HER Number: | MDV131173 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north Cholwich Town Clay Works, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Northern 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
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 166-169, Map 51, Figure 51.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Small hut circle within Enclosure 'C' to the east of 'Tory Brookhead enclosures' of 1.5 metres diameter.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Hut circle at SX 58776333. The site of a hut circle of indeterminate size is occupied by a rectangular shelter 1.7 metres by 1.4 metres internally with walls 0.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. A small arc of the original hut is visible on the north side of the later feature.
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.
Small circular feature shown on survey with a U-shaped structure inside.
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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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132448 ] |
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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) |
| MDV131172 | 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 9:25AM |
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