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HER Number:	MDV2515
Name:	Hut Circle (H) within a Prehistoric Enclosure (G) to west of the Trowlesworthy Tors, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Hut circle (H) one of a group of eight associated with a Prehistoric enclosure (G) to west of the the Trowlesworthy Tors

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 573 643
Map Sheet:	SX56SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Shaugh Prior
District	South Hams
Ecclesiastical Parish	SHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1019084: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors
SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of partially enclosed Bronze Age hut circle settlements and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/74/8
Old SAM County Ref: 280
Old SAM Ref: 10814
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Hut circle shown on the northern boundary of 'Enclosure'.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX56SE14, Hut h (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146202.

Hut circle (H) at SX57396428 of 5 metres diameter. The remains of one of a group of eight in an enclosure.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 156, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Not shown on Figure 51.1.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 19, 102.056b (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

D-shaped hut platform 5 by 5 metres with banks 0.15 metres high in the north-east corner of enclosure. (Grid reference given as SX57426435 which would locate it outside the enclosure).

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Not 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.


SDV143510	Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 19, 102.056b.


SDV146202	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1977. SX56SE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut h.
SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #116686 ]


SDV361462	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV2507	Part of: Enclosure with huts near Trowlesworthy Tor, 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)
MDV2512	Related to: Hut south of enclosure on western slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (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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