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| HER Number: | MDV46762 |
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| Name: | Shieling within Standon Down settlement, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Shieling of 6 metres by 4.5 metres with walls 1.3 metres wide by 0.6 metres high lying immediately south Standon Down settlement. Rectangular one roomed structure with coursed stone walls. It is possible that an underlying hut circle was robbed to erect this building
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 549 824 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/1/64
- Old SAM County Ref: 490
- Old SAM Ref: 20368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHIELING (Constructed, Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(17/07/1992) Shieling in Standon Down settlement. SX55028241 Shieling lying immediately south of hut circle settlement. Rectangular one roomed structure with coursed stone walls. Internal measurements 6m by 4.5m. Walls 1.3m wide, 0.6m high. It is possible that an underlying hut circle was robbed to erect this building.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle shown with a small rectilinear feature attached to the north-east side located to the south of the main 'Standon Down North-west' settlement.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(04/08/1998) Standon Houses. SX 5497282405 Hut diameter measures 5.3m, wall width 2.3m, 0.65m high. Partly rebuilt.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 97-98, Map 32, Figure 32.1. |
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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. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + 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: #139796 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3260 | Part of: Hut settlement on Standon Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 30 2022 9:58AM |
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