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HER Number: | MDV58317 |
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Name: | Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Hut circle of 4.7 metres diameter with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.6 metres high forming part of a hut settlement on Shovel Down. A gap in the east-south-east wall leads into a small triangular courtyard
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 53.14
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/88/5
- 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 143970, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 1997 (SX 6528 8583) Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement. Diameter 4.7 metres. Wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Internal area 17.34 metres. This building is butted by enclosure walling. Gap facing 100 degrees (east-south-east) and leading into a small courtyard may represent a doorway. This gap is flanked on the north-north-east by a stone.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 184-86, Map 37, Figure 37.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle at 'Stonetor Brook East settlement' at the junction of two small triangular enclosures.
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).
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Outline of circle shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Remains of hut 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
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 184-86, Map 37, Figure 37.1. |
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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 143970, 1997. |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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: #119039 ] |
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SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017874. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6116 | Part of: Stonetor Brook East settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV58318 | Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down adjacent to the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV29124 | Related to: Shovel Down reave system (east), Gidleigh (Monument) |
MDV58316 | Related to: Small hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, 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 |
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