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| HER Number: | MDV55390 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in western enclosures on Giant's Hill, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Hut circle in western enclosures on Giant's Hill of 9.6 metres by 6.4 metres with an amorphous hollow roughly 2.5 metres in diameter east of centre
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 594 668 |
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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: SX 56 NE 94
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/60/2
- Old SAM Ref: 24190
- Pastscape: 438767
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140359, (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
02/06/1995 (SX 5947 6680) Hut circle linked to an enclosure wall. Terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior is 3.5m in diameter, defined by a 2.3m wide wall standing up to 0.6m high.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 130, Map 49, Figure 49.14 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle at the junction of three of the western enclosures at 'Giant's Hill'.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 285/102.1000g (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Visible on Lidar data.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(19/03/2002) SX 5949 6681. A stony patch 9.6m north to south by 6.4m with an amorphous hollow roughly 2.5m in diameter east of centre.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Feature shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019081 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Within scheduled area.
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. 130, Map 49, Figure 49.14. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 285/102.1000g. |
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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 140359,. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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: #122206 ] |
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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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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. 1019081. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3352 | Part of: Giant's Hill Prehistoric Settlement, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV20053 | Part of: Western enclosures at settlement on Giant's Hill, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV126622 | Related to: Hut circle in western enclosures at settlement on Giant's Hill, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55391 | Related to: Hut circle in western enclosures at settlement on Giant's Hill, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55389 | Related to: Hut circle or structure attached to wall of western enclosures at settlement on Giant's Hill, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55392 | Related to: Hut circles or platform attached to enclosure wall at settlement on Giant's Hill, 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 30 2021 12:13PM |
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