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| HER Number: | MDV55478 |
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| Name: | Hut circle north of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Hut circle '1' (Butler) north of Shavercombe Tor of 7 metres diameter with walls 1.6 metres wide wall by 0.5 metres high. The structure is bisected by a later Medieval boundary bank which within the hut measures 1.5 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. This boundary bank forms part of the Medieval and post Medieval field system within Hentor Warren.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 661 |
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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/55/3
- Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
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 140472, 03/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5929 6617) Hut circle survives as a bank of earth and stone surrounding a circular internal area and forms part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement. Simple plan, single orthostat and earthwork walling type. Interior is 7m in diameter and the surrounding 1.6m wide wall stands up to 0.5m high.
The structure is bisected by a later Medieval boundary bank which within the hut measures 1.5m wide and 0.3m high. This boundary bank forms part of the Medieval and post Medieval field system within Hentor Warren.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4; Map 49, Figure 49.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Large Hut Circle '1' of 8.0 metres diameter at the centre of the settlement at 'Shavercombe Tor enclosures and cairns' is bisected by a later bank continuing on to the west and east.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 258/ 102.945 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on the survey layers.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-37 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(24/03/2020) Condition of feature assessed as very good. Description from HER are accurate. No damage agents found to be currently affecting this feature.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographed during March 2020 visit.
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. 123-4; Map 49, Figure 49.9. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 258/ 102.945. |
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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 140472, 03/05/1995. |
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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: #121998 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPHT-37. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| 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
| MDV130768 | Related to: Cairn '5' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55491 | Related to: Cairn '6' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV24936 | Related to: Field system in Hentor Warren (Monument) |
| MDV44102 | Related to: Hut circle north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV44102 | Related to: Hut circle north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV44102 | Related to: Hut circle north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV44102 | Related to: Hut circle north-west of Shavercombe 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 16 2021 11:14AM |
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