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| HER Number: | MDV58305 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Hut circle of 6.4 metres diameter with walls 1.8 metres wide by 0.6 metres high in the settlement near the summit of Shovel Down at the junction of three small fields on the eastern side of the settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 859 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/163/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
One of the 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143953, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle at SX65828594. Diameter 6.4 metres, wall height 0.6 metres. Wall measures 1.8 metres wide. Internal area is 32.15 metres. Doorway to south-south-east, 0.7 metres wide, faced on both sides with edge set stones.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 175-6, Map 36, Figure 36.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of four hut circles within group 'A' of 4.6 to 7,7 metres diameter at the junction of several small fields at the 'Shovel Down central enclosures'.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Depicted on the 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. 175-6, Map 36, Figure 36.4. |
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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 143953, 1997. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #112529 ] |
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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
| MDV6163 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on Shovel Down within early field system, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58306 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58307 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58309 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58310 | Related to: Possible hut circle within settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2023 12:58PM |
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