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HER Number:MDV3496
Name:Hut circle north of enclosure to south-west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Hut circle shown on historic maps to the north of Enclosure 'B' (Butler) to south-west of Hen Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 590 651
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/173
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/173/4
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/180
  • Old SAM County Ref: (PART)
  • Old SAM Ref Revised: 28792
  • Old SAM Ref: 10657
  • Old SAM Ref: 24227(PART)(P)

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 shown on the early 20th century historic map to the north of enclosure.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX56NE81, Hut D (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163217.

(02/06/1950) A group of seven hut circles labelled A-G. They consist of small stones and turf; entrances not obvious, average diameter 5.5 metres, average height 0.3 metres (see related records).
SX 5906 6516 Hut D; site of hut circle; no trace of this hut circle could be found in 1950.
(29/01/1979) A group of ten huts along the Hentor Brook, the majority in poor condition. Traces of a possible enclosure.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on the 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 104419, 18/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

See related hut records.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV163217Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1979. SX56NE81. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut D.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 104419, 18/05/1995.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #130228 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV3353Part of: Enclosure north of Hentor Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV48949Related to: Hut circle north of enclosure south-west of of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:May 8 2021 12:17PM