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Monument Number 439396
Hob Uid: 439396
Location : Devon South Hams Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5742463936
Summary : The remains of a ring cairn lie 45m SW of the W end of a stone row (SX 56 SE 15) at the foot of the SW facing slope below Great Trowelsworthy Tor. The Bronze Age ring cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork 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 : At SX 57426393, there is a hut circle, internal diameter 8.7m. by 7.5m. It has tumbled walling 0.5m. high and from 1.5m. to 3.0m. wide but would seem to be of Type 2 with small boulders forming the inner face. On the outer face there is one large orthostat, 1.3m. long and 0.8m. high. The entrance, 1.0m. wide in the north-east. Found during field investigation. Surveyed at 1:10 000 om M.S.D. (1) Hut circle depicted and described by Robertson. (3) Hut circle depicted by Butler. (4) SX 57436395. The remains of a ring cairn lie 45m SW of the W end of a stone row (SX 56 SE 15) at the foot of the SW facing slope below Great Trowelsworthy Tor. Measuring 8.1m N to S by 8.5m overall it consists of a circular turf and stone bank between 1.5m and 1.9m wide and a maximum of 0.6m high enclosing a levelled grass-covered area. The enclosing bank is pierced by a relatively recent opening in the E side and traces of internal facing lies in the N side. (5) Bronze Age hut circle, with an internal diameter of 7.5m, with walls up to 3m thick and 0.45m high. The walls are built of earth and stone, there is an entrance either in the SE or NE. Scheduled SX 5741 6387. A prehistoric settlement including at least 3 stone hut circles, 3 enclosures, fragmentary lengths of walling and at least one area of cleared ground. The hut circles survive as circular or oval shaped areas defined by an earth and stone wall. A probable clearance cairn stands within the cleared area. The lengths of rubble walling form part of a fragmentary field system. Scheduled. (6) The Bronze Age ring cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork 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. The ring cairn measures approximately 14.5m in diameter. Scheduled monument NHLE 1016147. (7-8)

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Source details : F1 CC 18-JUN-77
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Source details : Butler J 1994 Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities Vol 3 The South West. Map 49/51
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Source details : Probert S A J 14-FEB-2001
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Source details : EH Scheduling revision, 05-JAN-2001
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Source details : F1 NJA 02-JUN-1977
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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 Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
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Monument Type : Ring Cairn, Clearance Cairn, Hut Circle
Evidence : Earthwork, Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Trust Project Reference Number
External Cross Reference Number : 102035
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Devonshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 338
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 24229
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 103
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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 : MDV28568
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1977-06-18
End Date : 1977-06-18

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 439396