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HER Number:MDV50228
Name:Hut circle in settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton

Summary

Hut circle in settlement east of Leeden Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 716
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/17/22
  • 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 130803, 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5644 7163) Hut circle attached to enclosure boundary wall. Terraced into hillslope. Conjoined plan and rubble bank walling.
Northern room measures 2.3 metres (internal diameter); wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.6 metres high.
Southern room 2.3 metres in diameter; wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.8 metres high.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Southern of a row of four hut circles on the west side of the central enclosure 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. Feature identified at SX56446 71642. Condition OK. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Visited 30/04/2019 Photo taken showing internal dividing wall

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: 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.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130803, 1992.
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-31.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129428 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV14306Part 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 10:32AM