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HER Number: | MDV47998 |
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Name: | Prehistoric Hut Circles on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
Prehistoric hut circles on Crownhill Down.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 570 607 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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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: Prehistoric hut circles and cairn south west of Crownhill Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 910497
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/459
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, Portworthy Mica Dam Proposal - Archaeological Features on NW Slope of Crownhill Down (Report - Survey). SDV343628.
Two possibly Prehistoric platforms shown on survey with a rectangular building and a cairn to the east.
Fleming, A., 1980, Portworthy Mica Dam: Report on Archaeological Features (Report - Survey). SDV343629.
Two features with upcast shown on 1980 survey.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1985, Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV337244.
Three hut circles identified.
Collis, J. R., 1985, The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites (Cartographic). SDV346306.
Two prehistoric hut platforms shown on map of archaeological sites on Crownhill Down.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 910497 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343663.
A group of three hut circles and a cairn depicted in 1982 were not located in 2002 because the area was covered by dense vegetation.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV337244 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1985. Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor. Landscape History. 7. Unknown. |
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SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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SDV343628 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1979. Portworthy Mica Dam Proposal - Archaeological Features on NW Slope of Crownhill Down. A3 Single Sheet. |
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SDV343629 | Report - Survey: Fleming, A.. 1980. Portworthy Mica Dam: Report on Archaeological Features. A4 Stapled. |
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SDV343663 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 910497. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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SDV346306 | Cartographic: Collis, J. R.. 1985. The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites. Map (Paper). [Mapped feature: #93085 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV12942 | Related to: Prehistoric Cairn on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
Date Last Edited: | Jan 20 2011 11:02AM |
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