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| HER Number: | MDV67980 |
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| Name: | Mound between Shaugh Moor stone row and the road, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A low rectangular-shaped mound with a pronounced lynchet on its downhill side. Lying on a gentle west-facing slope and covered by close cropped moorland turf it is 6.0m long, 3.0m wide and up to 0.4m high. Slight linear depressions on each of the long sides suggest side ditches. There are no visible stones or boulders in the mound. Its origin and function are not clear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 634 |
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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: SX56SE176
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1106083
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/556
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1998, Shaugh Moor, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV343481.
(03/12/1997) SX55386347. A low rectangular-shaped mound with a pronounced lynchet on its downhill side. Lying on a gentle west-facing slope and covered by close cropped moorland turf it is 6.0m long, 3.0m wide and up to 0.4m high. Slight linear depressions on each of the long sides suggest side ditches. There are no visible stones or boulders in the mound. Its origin and function are not clear. Investigated and surveyed at 1:2500 scale as part of the RCHME Shaugh Moor project in 1997. RCHME collection number 1101512.
Geary, K., 2003, Features in Shaugh Moor field system (Personal Comment). SDV216885.
Mound recorded by the national monuments record.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Mound visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #129797 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2572 | Related to: Cairn on east side of Shaugh Moor stone row, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV49564 | Related to: Retaining circle at south-western end of Shaugh Moor stone row, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2573 | Related to: Saddlesborough Reave, Shaugh Moor and Shaden moor (Monument) |
| MDV2434 | Related to: Stone row north-west of Saddlesborough, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4967 - Shaugh Moor Survey (1997-1998)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 2:38PM |
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