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HER Number:MDV134157
Name:Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Shilley Pool, Throwleigh

Summary

Hut circle of 5.1 metres in diameter with banks 1.6 metres wide by 0.4 metres high within enclosure to the north-west of Shilley Pool on the Blackaton Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 651 913
Map Sheet:SX69SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX69SE61
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1212243
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/162
  • Old SAM Ref: 28705

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, NMR SX6591, 5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV267374.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5442 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Two hut circles visible in a field system.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149069 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(21/04/1997) Hut circle within an agglomerated enclosed settlement 220m NNW of Shilley Pool. Diameter 5.1m. Internal area 20.41m. Rubble wall 1.6m wide, 0.4m high. Grass and bracken.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, Map 39, Site 6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Irregular shaped enclosure at the 'Cosdon Hill East settlement' with a hut circle of 4.2 metres diameter on the northern edge of the enclosure.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

visible on aerial photgraph.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

Faintly visible on lidar data. Huts visible at SX 65152 91384 and SX 65115 91382.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1017285 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Agglomerated enclosed hut circle settlement of probable Bronze Age date. It is made up of two irregular shaped enclosures defined by rubble bank walling. The eastern enclosure is the earliest and contains a stone hut circle 5.1 metres in diameter with rubble bank walls 1.6 metres wide and 0.4 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 199, Map 39, Site 6.
SDV229649Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5442.
SDV267374Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SX6591. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 5.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149069.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV362957Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017285.

Associated Monuments

MDV27506Part of: Enclosure with huts north-west of Shilley Pool, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV27445Related to: Field system on South Tawton Common (Monument)
MDV134158Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north-west of Shilley Pool, Throwleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 13 2023 3:53PM