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| HER Number: | MDV6632 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement west of Lower Shapley, Chagford |
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Summary
Hut circle visible on air photographs. Recorded in survey in 1990.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 680 847 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement west of Lower Shapley Farm, consisting of at least four hut circles connected by a number of fragments of enclosure walling
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/61/1
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68SE39
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2359-60 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Hut circle visible on aerial photographs.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6802 8475 Visible and recorded on RAF photos.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, Probert, S. (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(13/07/1990) One of three hut circles with several lengths of walling apparently prehistoric, lying in an area of gorse and bracken on a ridge-crest and moderate E-facing slope 250m W of Higher Shapely farmhouse. A further table of information on the hut circles is held in the archive.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Visible on the lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2359-60. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. Probert, S.. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142145 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55522 | Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Lower Shapley (Monument) |
| MDV6649 | Related to: Hut circles in settlement west of Higher Shapley (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8655 - Higher Shapley Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 29 2024 10:39AM |
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