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Monument Number 1358930
Hob Uid: 1358930
Location : Devon South Hams Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5898463772
Summary : A robbed hut circle lies on the moderate SW flank of Shell Top. The Bronze Age hut circle, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as a stony structure on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
More information : Hut circle depicted and described by Robertson. (1) Cairn depicted and described by Butler. (2) SX 58996378. A robbed hut circle lies on the moderate SW flank of Shell Top. The levelled interior measures 3.5m in diameter and the walls are marked by a ring of upright and recumbant granite postsand blocks, the smaller stones apparently having been removed. There is no obvious entrance. (3) The Bronze Age hut circle, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as a stony structure on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. It is centred on SX 58986 63773 and measures approximately 5.0m in diameter. (4-5)

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Source details : Robertson JG 1991 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PLYM VALLEY Unpublished PhD Thesis Edinburgh University
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Source details : Butler J 1994 DARTMOOR ATLAS OF ANTIQUITIES Vol 3 - The South West
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Source details : Probert SAJ 23-APR-2002 EH Field Investigation
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Source details : LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 25-FEB-2019
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Source details : Historic England SfM Orthomosaic 30-MAR-2021
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Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Hut Circle
Evidence : Ruined Building, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 221
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External Cross Reference Source : OASIS ID
External Cross Reference Number : nmr1-512111
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Dartmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MDV56856
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1358930