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| HER Number: | MDV28539 |
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| Name: | Unlikely hut circle south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Possible hut identified in 1977 by the Ordnance Survey, it could not be identified on the ground in 1997 or during 2002 survey. Neither is it depicted by Robertson nor Butler.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 579 642 |
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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
- SHINE: Walling remains of a Prehistoric hut circle to the south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE106
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439405
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/328
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE106 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV143565.
(20/06/1977) At SX 57966421 on the flat top of Great Trowlesworthy Tor at 336m. O.D., there is a hut circle amongst the clitter. (Type site: SX 56 SE 19). It is of Type 1 with an internal diameter of 3.0m. and walling of naturally placed boulders and rubble 1.3m. Thick and 0.7m. high. There is an entrance to the south. The interior is partially covered by a large slab and seems to have been excavated.
Surveyed 1:10 000 on P.F.D.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
This feature could not be identified on the ground. Site visited 01-JAN-1997 to 31-MAR-1997 and assessed for scheduling. It was not scheduled as it could not be located on this visit.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(21/03/2002) This feature could not be identified on the ground. Neither is it depicted by Robertson nor Butler.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
'Hut Circle' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143565 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56SE106. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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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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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86108 ] |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 21 2021 4:16PM |
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