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| HER Number: | MDV26662 |
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| Name: | Hut south-east of main settlement on Shapley Common |
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Summary
Hut circle located to the south-east of the main group of huts in the West Coombe settlement south-east of Shapley Tor. Lies in an area of later ridge and furrow. Roughly 8.0 metres in diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 702 815 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: West Coombe Prehistoric settlement including a field system, enclosures and hut circles, and medieval field system with ridge and furrow on Hookney Down to south-east
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/116
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (cc, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, 3041 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
Gibson, A., 1984, Survey of a Platform Settlement at Gold Park, Shapley Common, Dartmoor: Easter 1984 (Report - Survey). SDV363151.
Hut recorded in Gibson's survey plan of the settlement at Gold Park.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on 1946 aerial photograph and recorded in project.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 159-160, Map 23.1 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Gibson, A., 1992, The Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at Gold Park, Dartmoor, 23, fig 2. (Article in Serial). SDV346556.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography. Lies in an area of later ridge and furrow running south-west by north-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 159-160, Map 23.1. |
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| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #119188 ] |
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| SDV346556 | Article in Serial: Gibson, A.. 1992. The Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement at Gold Park, Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 50. Paperback Volume. 23, fig 2.. |
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| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3041. |
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| SDV363151 | Report - Survey: Gibson, A.. 1984. Survey of a Platform Settlement at Gold Park, Shapley Common, Dartmoor: Easter 1984. Individual. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8724 | Part of: West Coombe Settlement, Shapley Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8134 - Survey of settlement on Shapley Common
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2019 3:22PM |
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