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Monument Number 1360584
Hob Uid: 1360584
Location : Devon South Hams Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5890063110
Summary : Two disturbed hut circles lie in open moorland 1km SSW of Shell Top. Both have been terraced into the gentle slope to provide level interiors and neither displays an obvious entrance.
More information : Four hut circles and an enclosure depicted by Butler. (1) Centred SX 58906311. Two disturbed hut circles lie in open moorland 1km SSW of Shell Top. Both have been terraced into the gentle slope to provide level interiors and neither displays an obvious entrance. SX 58926310. Measuring 3.5m in internal diameter with walls 2.0m wide and 0.6m high this feature has served as a repository for cleared surface stone. SX 58886311. A slightly better preserved hut measuring 4.9m N to S by 4.5m with walls 1.1m wide and 0.4m high. There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the additional huts or enclosure depicted by Butler. (2)

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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-MAY-2002 EH Field Investigation
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Hut Circle
Evidence : Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 235
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1360584