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| HER Number: | MDV55470 |
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| Name: | Hut Circle on south side of enclosure south of Shavercombe Brook, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Hut Circle on south side of enclosure south of Shavercombe Brook recorded in 1979 adjacent to the southern wall. 2002 survey has indicated this feature appears to be the remains of debris fallen from the wall
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 591 664 |
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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/483/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE157 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV143509.
(21/02/1979) On a shelf above a steep river cliff overlooking Shavercombe Brook at 310m. OD is an enclosed hut. The hut, in very poor condition, has a level interior with a diameter of 2.7m and a north-eastern entrance. Its double-faced orthostatic walling, is 0.7m wide and 0.2m high is that of a Type 2 (SX 56 NE 71) hut. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140461, 03/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle survives as a 1.2 metre wide and 0.3 metre high rubble bank of earth and stone surrounding a 3.4 metre diameter circular internal area. The hut is attached to the inner face of the southern circuit of the enclosure.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle in Enclosure 'D' of 6.0 metres diameter at 'Shavercombe Tor enclosures' of which only the foundations remain.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(16/01/2002) The hut circle described by the Ordnance Survey in 1979 is a crude semi-circle of rubble seemingly derived from the adjacent breech in the enclosure wall and is not an original feature.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
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. 123-4, Map 49. |
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| SDV143509 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX56NE157. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140461, 03/05/1995. |
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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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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130496 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28504 | Part of: Semi-circular enclosure south of Shavercombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 19 2021 9:01AM |
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