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HER Number: | MDV2512 |
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Name: | Hut south of enclosure on western slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Two huts lie to the south of the enclosure (see also MDV43435); this hut (directly south of the enclosure) measures 7.5m in internal diameter this hut has walls 1.7m wide and an average of 0.6m high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 574 643 |
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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: SX 56 SE 13
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/233/4
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/384
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/74/5
- Old SAM County Ref: 280
- Old SAM Ref: 10814
- Old SAM Ref: 24233
- Pastscape: 439142
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Hut circles shown on early 20th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX56SE14, Hut e (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146202.
Hut circle (E) diameter 7 metres. One of a group of eight in an enclosure. The wall is composed of turf covered stones. No visible entrance.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140736 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 11th April 1995. Hut circle at SX5749 6436 unenclosed forming part of a partially enclosed hut settlement. Survives as a bank of earth and stone surrounding a circular internal area. Simple plan and double orthostat walling type, 7.2 metres in diameter, defined by a 1.9 metre wide wall with an average height of 0.7 metres, standing up to 1.3 metres high. A south-south-west facing gap in the surrounding wall, flanked on the east and partly filled with loose rubble may represent an original doorway.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 156, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle' 3' of 7 metres diameter shown on map stands a little apart between Enclosures D and G but is well built of large blocks.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 21, 102.060 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Hut circle at SX5750 6438 is unenclosed with a well-defined wall structure. Many inner and outer facing slabs and orthostats survive, containing rubble core. Floor is terraced by raising up west downslope side. Possible entrance indicated by 2 transverse slabs set 0.30 metres apart in south-west sector. Measurements 8.5 by 7.5 metres internally and 12 by 10.7 metres externally and 1-1.5 metres high.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey, 531 (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(20/05/2002) A sub-circular enclosure and eight hut circles lie on the moderate west-facing slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor.
Two huts lie to the south of the enclosure:
SX 5750 6437. Measuring 7.5m in internal diameter this hut has walls 1.7m wide and an average of 0.6m high.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
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. 156, Map 51, Figure 51.1. |
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SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 21, 102.060. |
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SDV146202 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1977. SX56SE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut e. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140736. |
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SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. 531. |
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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: #116562 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV2507 | Part of: Enclosure with huts near Trowlesworthy Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2509 | Related to: Hut Circle (B) within a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV52573 | Related to: Hut Circle (B) within Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to the west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2510 | Related to: Hut Circle (C) within a Prehistoric Enclosure to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2511 | Related to: Hut Circle (D) within a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2513 | Related to: Hut Circle (F) within a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2514 | Related to: Hut Circle (G) within a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2515 | Related to: Hut Circle (H) within a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV43435 | Related to: Hut circle between the enclosures at the Trowlesworthy Tors settlement, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2508 | Related to: Hut with annex between enclosures at Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
MDV15288 | Related to: Settlement on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 3:51PM |
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