Monument Number 439332 |
| Hob Uid: 439332 | |
Location :
Devon
South Hams
Shaugh Prior
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| Grid Ref : SX5539006249 |
| Summary : A well-defined rock shelter has been created within a small granite outcrop at 268m above OD on a moorland hillslope (SX55396250). A large cleft in the outcrop was covered possibly in antiquity by a massive granite slab which was levered over the gap and supported on one side by a large boulder. The V-shaped chamber, so formed, measures approximately 1.6m high, 2.3m at its widest and a maximum 3.2m long. There is no evidence that the broad south-facing front has been walled up. The origin of this feature is not known but it may have had a ritual signifiance. Investigated in 1997 for the Shaugh Moor project. Collections number 1101512. |
More information : A rock shelter at the summit of Hawk's Tor (SX 554625)
said by Worth to be a natural group of rocks, but Rowe regards
it as a cromlech. It has been found that the cover stone has
been moved to its present position. (1-2)
The rock shelter at SX 55396250 is as described and planned by
Worth. (See ground photograph). (3)
A well-defined rock shelter has been created within a small granite outcrop at 268m above OD on a moorland hillslope (SX55396250). A large cleft in the outcrop was covered possibly in antiquity by a massive granite slab which was levered over the gap and supported on one side by a large boulder. The V-shaped chamber, so formed, measures approximately 1.6m high, 2.3m at its widest and a maximum 3.2m long. There is no evidence that the broad south-facing front has been walled up.
Its origin and function are unclear but when it is viewed from a ne direction it has the appearance of a chromlech. (4) |