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| HER Number: | MDV49798 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle measuring 5.0 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.7 metres high. Western half of interior is lower than remainder, possibly indicating partial excavation or re-use. Attached to a short length of boundary wall which leads east to enclosure bank. Partly blocked doorway to west-south-west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 711 |
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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/15/5
- Old SAM Ref: 22294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130566, 15/05/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter 5m. Wall 1.4m wide, 0.7m high. Western half of interior is lower than remainder, possibly indicating partial excavation or re-use. Attached to a short length of boundary wall which leads ?west (shown as east on Gerrard's plan of site) to enclosure bank. Partly blocked doorway to west-south-west.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 55-56, Map 46, Figure 46.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle '3' of 4.4 metres diameter within Settlement 'A' at Raddick Hill West. The hut is attached to the perimeter by a low bank and has been partly filled with stone.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-109 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 16/12/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-109 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 200° showing grass/moss cover with reed outcrops.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011172 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes an oval enclosure and seven stone hut circles situated on a gentle west facing slope of Raddick Hill.. Six of the stone hut circles lie within the enclosure and the seventh lies immediately outside to the north-west. The stone hut circles are composed of stone and earth banks surrounding a circular internal area. The internal diameter of the huts varies between 3.2 metres and 7.4 metres. The height of the surrounding wall varies between 0.4 metres and 0.9 metres. Two stone hut circles and a boundary bank lie to the north of this monument and are the subject of a separate scheduling.
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. 55-56, Map 46, Figure 46.3. |
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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. MPP 130566, 15/05/1993. |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123095 ] |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-109. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-109. |
| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011172. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3740 | Part of: Enclosed settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49797 | Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV127001 | Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49799 | Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49800 | Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49801 | Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49802 | Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50174 | Related to: Hut north-east of settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50225 | Related to: Hut north-east of settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2021 11:20AM |
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