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HER Number: | MDV56748 |
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Name: | Possible hut circle on western slope of Shadyback Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Unenclosed hut circle on western slope of Shadyback Tor. Survives as 7.5 metre diameter circular platform with a 0.8 metre high scarp and is terraced into the hillslope
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 565 649 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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: SX56SE/524
- Old SAM Ref: 24232
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.
Not shown on historic maps.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140620 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 2nd April 1995. Unenclosed hut circle lies on a lower west facing slope of Shadyback Tor overlooking the valley of the River Plym and forms part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement. Survives as 7.5 metre diameter circular platform with a 0.8 metre high scarp and is terraced into the hillslope.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 159-160, Map 51, igure 51.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Not shown at Shadyback Tor.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Not 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. 159-160, Map 51, igure 51.3. |
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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 140620. [Mapped feature: #132245 ] |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV56747 | Related to: Clearance Cairns in south-east corner of Field within Trowlesworthy Warren. Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV70971 | Related to: Field north-west of Trowlesworthy Warren Farm, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
Date Last Edited: | Aug 5 2021 10:33AM |
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