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| HER Number: | MDV48313 |
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| Name: | Small hut circle south of small enclosure south of Leeden Tor |
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Summary
Internal diameter measures 3.0 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Attached to the southern corner of enclosure (MDV48317). This building is very different to others within the southern part of the settlement, but is similar to those in the settlement 200 metres to the east (MDV3726), suggesting more than one major phase of settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 711 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/3/3
- Old SAM County Ref: 828
- Old SAM Ref: 22263
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 23/4/1992 (SX 5624 7114) Internal diameter measures 3.0 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Attached to the southern corner of enclosure (MDV48317). This building is very different to others within the southern part of the settlement, but is similar to those in the settlement 200 metres to the east, suggesting more than one major phase of settlement.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle '12' of between 2.5 to 3.5 metres diameter is the southern of a row of three huts within Settlement 'B' at Leeden Tor South
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 10/04/2019. There is much clitter in area making locating hut difficult. Need to follow the bank in order to find. Gorse on hut wall. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 10/04/2019 Photo taken
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the modern mapping, which matches the 2015 aerial photography for this area quite well, so is assumed to be fairly accurate.
Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.
See designation record for detail.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1. |
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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. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362730 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV3711 | Related to: Enclosure 580 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3708 | Related to: Large hut circle east of enclosure 580 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3726 | Related to: Possible hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48316 | Related to: Small hut circle on the edge of small enclosure south of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
| MDV48315 | Related to: Small hut circle within small enclosure south of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
| MDV48317 | Related to: Small irregular enclosure south of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 7 2021 1:45PM |
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