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HER Number:MDV58314
Name:Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, Gidleigh

Summary

Hut circle of 5.6 metres diameter with walls 1.1 metres wide by 0.55 metres high forming part of a hut settlement on Shovel Down to the east of Stonetor Brook.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 652 857
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishGidleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 68 NE 53.17
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/88/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28663
  • Pastscape: 888854

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143967, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited 1997 (SX 6526 8578) Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement. Diameter 5.6 metres. Single and double orthostat wall 1.1 metre wide, 0.55 metres high. Internal area 24.61 square metres. The gap in the 340 degree facing wall may represent a doorway. Building is butted by the enclosure walling.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 184-6, Map 37, Figure 37.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle at 'Stonetor Brook East settlement' on the north-west corner of a rectilinear enclosure to the east of the 'leat'.

Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.

Centred SX 652859. A settlement of 6.5 hectares containing at least nineteen hut circles and traces of two other structures is situated on the moderate west and north-west flanks of Shovel Down. This settlement lies within and appears to be contemporary with a well-developed parallel reave system (SX 68 NW 24).
The vast majority of the huts are ovoid and where discernible, entrances generally lie in the south. Some of the huts are intimately associated with smaller enclosures within the larger reave pattern. Unlike the neighbouring settlements SX 68 NE 13 and 41 there is no evidence to suggest that these huts or their associated enclosures pre-date the construction of the reaves. An additional table of information on the hut circles is held in the archive (see Pastscape notation).

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.

Stony remains of hut is fairly clearly visible on the aerial photography.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 184-6, Map 37, Figure 37.1.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143967, 1997.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV359365Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #119034 ]
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017874.

Associated Monuments

MDV6116Part of: Stonetor Brook East settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV68283Related to: BOUNDARY in the Parish of Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58315Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV29124Related to: Shovel Down reave system (east), Gidleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor

Date Last Edited:Aug 8 2024 2:07PM