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HER Number:MDV55452
Name:Hut in settlement west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Central of a row of three hut circles of 4.4 metres diameter in settlement west of Hen Tor connected to a length of boundary wall with a well-defined entrance in the north side. The walls measure 1.5 metres wide and 0.75 metres high.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 591 653
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56NE78
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/163/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
  • Pastscape: 438723

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.

Central of a row of three hut circles shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE78, Hut K (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163730.

(02/05/1950) SX 5911 6539 Hut K; 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 140440, 18/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5911 6538) Hut B. Simple plan, double orthostat and rubble bank walling type. Interior is 3.4m in diameter and is defined by a 1.1m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 122-3; Map 49, figure 49.8 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Central of three hut circles on the west side of the southern part of Settlement 'D' at 'Upper Hentor Brook'.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 145-7/517j (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(22/03/2002) SX 5910 6538. Infilled hut 4.4 metres in diameter with a well-defined entrance in the north side. The walls measure 1.5 metres wide and 0.75 metres high.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Central of three hut circles 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

SDV137656Monograph: 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.
SDV143510Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 145-7/517j.
SDV163730Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE78. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut K.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140440, 18/05/1995.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #122122 ]
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019082.

Associated Monuments

MDV3487Part of: Enclosure on the south-west side of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55453Related to: Hut in settlement west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55451Related to: Hut in settlement west of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3485Related to: Partial enclosure with huts west of Hen Tor (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 10 2021 11:37AM