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| HER Number: | MDV56854 |
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| Name: | Feature on Giant's Hill, 500m south west of Plym Steps |
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Summary
A crude, V-shaped delving in the hillside overlooking the left bank of the River Plym is fronted by a small pile of debris. Initially recorded in 1996 and scheduled as a hut circle, this feature appears to be of relatively recent origin and possibly of military function.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 670 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE285
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1334894
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/613
- Old SAM Ref: 28790
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- MILITARY SITE (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140514 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(12/6/1996) SX 59806700 Hut circle of the single orthostat and simple plan type. Survives as a 0.6m wide and 0.35m high stone wall surrounding a 2.8m diam circular internal area.
Probably forms an outlying part of a large enclosed settlement lying 220m to the south-west which is protected as a separate scheduling. This structure may be a small ring cairn given its location overlooking the extensive ritual complex at Drizzlecombe. The MPPA however considers that morphologically it is more akin to a hut circle.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 313/102.1223. (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(31/07/2002) A crude, V-shaped delving in the hillside overlooking the left bank of the River Plym is fronted by a small pile of debris.
This feature appears to be of relatively recent origin and possibly of military function.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 313/102.1223.. |
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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 140514. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #95642 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 27 2021 3:46PM |
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