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| HER Number: | MDV44102 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Hut circle '2' (Butler) north-west of Shavercombe Tor of 6.2 metres diameter with walls 1.3 metre wide by 0.3 metres high which has been converted into a shooting butt
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE97
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/55/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 496
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
- Old SAM Ref: 10685
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 4284-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE97, SX56NE97 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV148977.
Visited on 19th May 1950. Hut circle 'X'? Walling is composed of small turf covered stones. No visible entrance.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140468, 03/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5931 6613). The westernmost of three huts forming part of a partially enclosed settlement. Simple plan, rubble bank and earthwork walling type. Oval, 2m by 1.5m internally. Wall 1.3m wide, 0.3m high. A north facing gap in the wall may represent an original entrance.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4, Map 49, Figure 49.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut '2' of circa 6.2 metres diameter with an entrance slab still visible under the rubble on the north-east side. This hut has been converted into a shooting butt with the southern section missing.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019082 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Within scheduled area.
National Monuments Record, unknown, SX5966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV173109.
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. 123-4, Map 49, Figure 49.9. |
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| SDV148977 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX56NE97. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX56NE97. |
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4284-5. |
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| SDV173109 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. unknown. SX5966. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140468, 03/05/1995. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #121999 ] |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019082. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130768 | Related to: Cairn '5' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55491 | Related to: Cairn '6' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55478 | Related to: Hut circle north of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55478 | Related to: Hut circle north of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55478 | Related to: Hut circle north of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55478 | Related to: Hut circle north of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55475 | Related to: Hut circle north-west of Shavercombe 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 16 2021 11:30AM |
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