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HER Number:MDV55490
Name:Hut circle in enclosure south-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Hut circle on south-east side of enclosure to the south-west of Shavercombe Tor of 4.3 metres diameter with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.6 metres high

Location

Grid Reference:SX 593 660
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/56/6
  • Old SAM County Ref: 496
  • Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
  • Old SAM Ref: 10682

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE99, Hut B (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV148947.

(19/09/1950) Enclosure and three hut circles. Hut B. Diameter 6.0 metres. No visible entrance.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140481, 10/5/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5937 6602) Hut f. One of six. The southernmost within the group. Simple plan, earthwork and single orthostat walling type. Interior is 4.3m in diameter and is defined by a 1.8m wide wall standing up to 0.6m high. Enclosure wall abuts this hut.
This is site no.102 952d in the National Trust Upper Plym inventory.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4; Map 49, Figure 49.9. (Monograph). SDV137656.

Eastern of two hut circles on the south-eastern boundary of Enclosure 'C' at 'Shavercombe Tor enclosures' with an interior division on the south side.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 261-2/ 102.952d (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

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

Shown on the survey layer.

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-35 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(16/03/2020) Condition of hut assessed as very good; enclosure (MDV3346) area is lightly grazed and crossed with animal tracks but no damage evident. No damage agents identified at time of survey affecting this hut. Site is generally stable.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Hut 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

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. 123-4; Map 49, Figure 49.9..
SDV143510Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 261-2/ 102.952d.
SDV148947Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE99. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut B.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140481, 10/5/1995.
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.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #122009 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPHT-35.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
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

MDV3346Part of: Enclosed settlement 100 metres south-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55485Related to: Hut circle in enclosure south-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55486Related to: Hut circle in enclosure south-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55489Related to: Hut circle in enclosure south-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55487Related to: Two possible huts in enclosure south-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 18 2021 9:56AM