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HER Number: | MDV56770 |
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Name: | Curving line of stones south of enclosure on the western slope of Little Trolesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Previously described as a potential hut circle, the 2002 Plym Valley survey did not confirm this feature and its identification seems unlikely.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 575 643 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 13
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/233/2
- Old SAM Ref: 24233
- Pastscape: 439142
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Hut circle shown on early 20th century map attached to a hut circle on the boundary of 'Enclosure' to the north.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140730 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 13th April 1995. Hut circle lies south of and adjacent to Prehistoric enclosure. It survives as a bank of earth and stone. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. 6 metres in diameter, defined by a 0.4 metre high arc of stones.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 156, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown to the south-east of Prehistoric Enclosure D.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Not recorded as a hut in the 2002 survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Curving line of stones shown on aerial photograph to the south of enclosure.
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. 156, Map 51, Figure 51.1. |
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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 140730. |
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SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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: #116723 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV15288 | Part of: Settlement on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors (Monument) |
MDV56771 | Related to: Cairn south of enclosure on western slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
MDV125394 | Related to: Hut in settlement on west-facing slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
MDV125395 | Related to: Re-used hut in settlement on west-facing slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
MDV125392 | Related to: Small hut in settlement on west-facing slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
MDV2499 | Related to: Vermin Trap on southern boundary of Prehistoric Enclosure (D) at Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
Date Last Edited: | May 11 2020 2:19PM |
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