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HER Number:MDV2549
Name:Hut circle between enclosures on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

One of a scatter of huts and related later structures, south of an enclosed settlement. A sub-circular hut 2.3 metres in diameter bounded by walls 1.2 metres wide and 0.6 metres high. A possible entrance lies in the south side.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 585 645
Map Sheet:SX56SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 2
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/92/3
  • Pastscape: 439109

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133397, 18/5/1994 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

SX 5851 6457 Hut circle situated immediately south of agglomerate enclosure. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 2.5 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.3 metre wide wall standing up to 0.4 metres high. A short length of curving boundary wall leads southward from this hut towards hut MDV2550(?) forming a small open ended enclosure.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 162-3, Map 51, Figure 51.6 (Monograph). SDV137656.

One of a group of unenclosed hut circles between two enclosures within Settlement 'B' at Upper Spanish Lake.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

One of a group of four hut circles and two sub-rectangular structures on Lee Moor.
SX 58526457. A sub-circular hut 2.3 metres in diameter bounded by walls 1.2 metres wide and 0.6 metres high. A possible entrance lies in the south side.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Part of hut shown on survey.

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

Visible on aerial photography.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 162-3, Map 51, Figure 51.6.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133397, 18/5/1994.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85037 ]
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV2546Part of: Scatter of hut circles between enclosures on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV2547Related to: Hut circle between enclosures on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV2548Related to: Hut circle between enclosures on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV2550Related to: Hut circle between enclosures on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV2551Related to: Structure or oval hut circle between enclosures on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Building)
MDV53367Related to: Sub-rectangular or oval hut circle on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape

Date Last Edited:Aug 16 2021 9:29AM