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| HER Number: | MDV58309 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Hut circle of 5.7 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.3 metres high in the northern corner of a small triangular enclosure on Shovel Down. A jamb stone still stands in position
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/163/5
- 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 143959, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Diameter 5.7 metres, height 0.3 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.2 metres wide. Internal area 25.5 metres. Doorway to south, 0.9 metres wide and flanked on west by 0.8 metre high orthostat wall and on east by small edge set stone. Relationship to the adjacent enclosure is unclear, but it seems most likely that the enclosure was added later.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 175-176, Map 36, Figure 36.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle of 5.0 metres diameter within area 'B' at 'Shovel Down central enclosures'. Located at the northern corner of a small triangular enclosure with a jamb stone still in position and which opens into the enclosure.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Hut circle shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
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. 175-176, 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 143959, 1997. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #112534 ] |
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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) |
| MDV58305 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, 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) |
| 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 13 2023 12:36PM |
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