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| HER Number: | MDV20573 |
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| Name: | Hut south of settlement, Chagford |
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Summary
Remains of prehistoric hut circle recorded in 1983 in the north-west corner of field to south of settlement MDV55522.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 680 846 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement west of Lower Shapley Farm, consisting of at least four hut circles connected by a number of fragments of enclosure walling
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/188
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2361 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1983, Hut circle, Page 56 of 139 (Worksheet). SDV242520.
(07/04/1983) SX 6802 8468. Remains of prehistoric hut circle. Large hut circle with some substantial stones in the north-west corner of Ordnance Survey plot number 0762 (1954 edition).
This is an outlier of a group of about half a dozen huts with associated boundaries, most of which are in plots 0475 and 9576 to the north.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
[Unclear whether this is accurate, as the GIS representation of the original map overlay data from this project does not show a hut here. Greeves seems to specifically mention hut is in north-west corner of field plot to the south of the main recorded settlement. Richards, A. F., 29/01/2024].
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2361. |
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| SDV242520 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1983. Hut circle. Worksheet. Digital. Page 56 of 139. [Mapped feature: #10704 ] |
| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV55522 | Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Lower Shapley (Monument) |
| MDV20572 | Related to: Possible site of a hut circle south-west of settlement, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8655 - Higher Shapley Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 29 2024 11:59AM |
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