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| HER Number: | MDV50227 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle attached to enclosure boundary wall recorded in 1992. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter 3.8 metres. Wall 2.5 metres wide, 1 metre high. Survey in 2019 recorded area as extremely muddled and separate huts are hard to identify.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 716 |
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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/17/13
- Old SAM Ref: 22285
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57SE42
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130802, 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5644 7163) Hut circle attached to enclosure boundary wall. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter measures 3.8 metres. Walls 2.5 metres wide, 1.0 metres high.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Not shown at Leeden Tor East.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-31 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 30/04/2019. A very confused area and nearly impossible to determine if the feature found is the correct one. SX56454 71630. Wall 1.0 metre wide 0.7 metres high and internal diameter 3.3 metres. 100% gorse cover on walls. Photographed.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 30/04/2019 Photo taken.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
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. 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2. |
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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 130802, 1992. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-31. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14306 | Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2021 10:41AM |
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