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| HER Number: | MDV58316 |
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| Name: | Small hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat |
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Summary
Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement. Diameter 4.7 metres. Wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Internal area 17.34 metres. A 75 degree (east-north-east) facing gap may represent a doorway (1997 survey). This hut lies within the enclosed area of the main settlement and east of the Southill Leat.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 652 858 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 NE 53.15
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/88/4
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
- Pastscape: 888854
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 143969, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 1997 (SX 6525 8582) Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement. Diameter 4.7 metres. Wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Internal area 17.34 metres. A 75 degree (east-north-east) facing gap may represent a doorway.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
(16/08/1991) 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).
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Remains of a small hut faintly visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143969, 1997. |
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| SDV359365 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 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: #119038 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6116 | Part of: Stonetor Brook East settlement, Shovel Down (Monument) |
| MDV58318 | Related to: Hut adjacent the Southill Leat on Shovel Down (Monument) |
| MDV58317 | Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down (Monument) |
| MDV58315 | Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat (Monument) |
| MDV27723 | Related to: Southill Leat, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2019 11:30AM |
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