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| HER Number: | MDV67979 |
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| Name: | Two hut circles south-east of Hawks Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
The remains of a hut circle are situated at SX55436245 on the level summit area at the angle of three prehitoric walls. The ruin is visible as a ring of irrugularly speced earthfast boulders on average 0.4m high; some boulders lie in the interior. The position of the entrance is not clear. Butler identifies a second hut.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 624 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE179
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1118579
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/555
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 102-5, Map 48, Figure 48.4 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Two hut circles shown on the western boundary of a field to the south-east of Hawks Tor within the Shaugh Moor field System.
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV343481.
(03/12/1997) SX55436245. The remains of a hut circle situated on the level summit area at the angle of three prehistoric walls. It is visible as a ring of irregularly spaced earthfast boulders on average 0.4m high; some boulders occur within the interior. the position of the entrance is not clear. Investigated and surveyed as part of the RCHME Shaugh Moor survey in 1997/8. Collection number 1101512.
Geary, K., 2003, Features in Shaugh Moor field system (Personal Comment). SDV216885.
Hut circle recorded by the national monuments record.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
One hut circle shown on survey.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, SM10 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 10/06/2019. A hard to find site in landscape as boulders making up hut circle are low to the ground with other random similar boulders in surrounding area. Hut circle located by following the one clear bank coming in from the north east. Site extensively over grown 80% bracken 10% grass with moss covering remaining hut stones. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, SM10 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 10/06/2019. Photo taken showing overall view of the site. Looking north with walking pole positioned approximately in middle of hut circle, dead bracken shows location of hut circle stones.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 102-5, Map 48, Figure 48.4. |
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| SDV216885 | Personal Comment: Geary, K.. 2003. Features in Shaugh Moor field system. |
| SDV343481 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Probert, S.. 1998. Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped features: #129850 ; #129851 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SM10. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. SM10. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV2591 | Related to: Medieval field system north of Wotter (Monument) |
| MDV48884 | Related to: Oval enclosure within Shaugh Moor field system, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2590 | Related to: Shaugh Moor parallel reave field system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4967 - Shaugh Moor Survey (1997-1998)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 2:55PM |
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