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HER Number:MDV55497
Name:Possible hut circle south-east of Hentor Farm, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Possible hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed settlement. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type of 4 metres diameter defined by a 1.4 metres wide wall standing up to 0.3 metres high

Location

Grid Reference:SX 590 655
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/164/1
  • 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 140490, 18/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5906 6556) Hut circle forming part of a partially enclosed settlement. Simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Is 4m in diameter and is defined by a 1.4m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high.

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

Not shown at 'Upper Hentor Brook'.

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

(22/03/2002) SX 5904 6545. A levelled platform 4.6m in diameter with some upright slabs and blocks. Heavily robbed.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping at SX59076556.

Richards, A., 2021, MDV 56497 - Hut circle south-east of Hentor Farm (Personal Comment). SDV364321.

There are two very different Grid Reference for this feature, one at SX59066556 and the other at SX59046545. Modern mapping shows a hut circle at SX59076556.

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.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140490, 18/05/1995. [Mapped feature: #35056 ]
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown.
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: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:Jul 6 2021 2:33PM