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| HER Number: | MDV55448 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement north-west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Hut in settlement north-west of Hen Tor. Small hut of 3.6 metres in diameter with walls 1.0 metres wide and 0.6 metres high (2002 survey).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 590 654 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/161/4
- Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE78, Hut H (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163730.
(02/05/1950) SX 5908 6545 Hut H; one of a group of eight huts (G-N) described by the Ordnance Survey as being smaller than Huts A-F, averaging 5.5 metres in diameter. They are in poor condition generally, the walling in most parts has collapsed, average height 0.4 metres. Entrances are not obvious.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140437, 18/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX59086544) Hut D. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Is 4.6m in diameter and the surrounding 1.4m wide wall stands up to 0.6m high. The doorway survives as a gap in the surrounding wall, is flanked both sides by granite slab and faces south east, which is directly upslope.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 122-3; Map 49, figure 49.8 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown in northern part of Settlement 'D' at 'upper Hentor Brook' with an entrance to the south-east and a straight section of wall running north-west from the north side of the hut.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 155-8/102.527 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(22/03/2002) SX 5908 6545. Hut measures 3.6m in diameter with walls 1.0m wide and 0.6m high.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the 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.
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. 122-3; Map 49, figure 49.8. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 155-8/102.527. |
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| SDV163730 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE78. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut H. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140437, 18/05/1995. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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. |
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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: #122120 ] |
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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
| MDV3481 | Part of: Fragmentary enclosure with huts north-west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV3484 | Related to: Hut in enclosure south of Hentor Farm, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV126600 | Related to: Hut in settlement north-west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55450 | Related to: Hut in settlement north-west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55446 | Related to: Hut within field system south-east of Hentor Farm, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55447 | Related to: Hut within field system south-east of Hentor Farm, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55449 | Related to: Possible hut in settlement north-west of Hen 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 11 2021 10:25AM |
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