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| HER Number: | MDV53361 |
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| Name: | Hut in enclosed settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Several of the hut circles have also been subject to the dumping of clearance material. This is one of the two huts in the eastern enclosure, which now resembles a cairn. Consists of an infilled hut circle 7.0 metres in overall diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 585 646 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/17/7
- Old SAM Ref: 24119
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56SE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV139161.
Enclosure and hut circles. A compound enclosure of the usual Dartmoor type. Walling of turf and heather covered stones reaching an average height of 0.5 metres. No obvious entrances.
Hut circle A. Diameter 5.0 metres, walling of turf-covered stones, approximate height 0.4 metres, entrance not obvious.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133393/133401, 18/5/1994 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut G. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 3.3 metres in diameter and is defined by a 2.4 metre wide wall standing up to 0.7 metres high.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 162-3, Map 51, Figure 51.6 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Cirlce '2' on the south end of the eastern boundary of the eastern enclosure within Settlement 'B' at 'Upper Spanish Lake' has been filled with stones and now resembles a cairn.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Several of the hut circles have also been subject to the dumping of clearance material. The two huts in the eastern enclosure now resemble cairns:
SX 58576437. An infilled hut circle 7.0 metres in overall diameter
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping, although shown very large.
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. 162-3, Map 51, Figure 51.6. |
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| SDV139161 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56SE3. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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 133393/133401, 18/5/1994. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #94621 ] |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2419 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53360 | Related to: Hut circle in enclosed settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53356 | Related to: Hut in enclosed settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53358 | Related to: Hut in enclosed settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53359 | Related to: Hut in enclosed settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53357 | Related to: Hut in enclosed settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV53355 | Related to: Hut in enclosure on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 17 2021 10:07AM |
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