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| HER Number: | MDV58307 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Small hut circle of 4.8 metres diameter with walls 2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high positioned at the corner of a rectangular field in the settlement near the summit on Shovel Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 859 |
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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/163/3
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 1439546, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut Circle at SX65758592. Diameter 4.8 metres, height 0.5 metres. Wall 2.0 metres wide. Internal area 18.08 metres. Abuts field walls.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 175-6, Map 36, Figure 36.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle in area 'A' of 4.6 metres diameter at the 'Shovel Down cenrtral enclosures' in the north-west corner of a rectilinear enclosure.
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 1439546, 1997. |
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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: #112516 ] |
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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) |
| MDV58309 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58305 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58306 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58310 | Related to: Possible hut circle within settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV134079 | Related to: Rectangular building or hut circle within the 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 12:57PM |
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