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HER Number: | MDV6553 |
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Name: | Hut in settlement on Shapley Common |
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Summary
One of a cluster of seven hut circles adjoining the walls of a sub-ovoid enclosure immediately east of Cullacombe Head. Hut measures 5.0 metres in diameter, with walls 1.0 wide, 0.9 metres high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 693 822 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 SE 383
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/10/2
- Old SAM County Ref: 537
- Old SAM Ref: 22390
- Pastscape: 1346473
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX68SE31 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV314705.
(19/03/1953) Hut circle; one of those scattered on Shapley Common.
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(Visited 01/08/2001) Centred SX 6940 8222: A cluster of seven hut circles adjoining the walls of a sub-ovoid enclosure immediately east of Cullacombe Head. The huts (see related records), are of two main constructional types, massively built and crude hollows. All have been excavated and display sunken interiors with diameters of between 2.2 metres and 6 metres. None of the huts possess a well-defined entrance.
SX 6940 8221 Measures 5.0 metres in diameter, with walls 1.0 wide, 0.9 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV314705 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX68SE31. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #121864 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6551 | Related to: Sub-ovoid enclosure east of Cullacombe Head (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
Date Last Edited: | Sep 17 2019 5:02PM |
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