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HER Number: | MDV50243 |
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Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle within settlement north of Hart Tor terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling. Internal diameter 7.4 metres. Wall 1.6 metres wide, 0.9 metres high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 582 724 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE20
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/34
- Old SAM Ref: 22319
- Pastscape: 440082
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE20, SX67SE20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276586.
Visited on 16th June 1980. Centred at SX58587244 is an open settlement of 39 huts covering nearly 5 hectares of a heather-covered south-west slope between 360 metres and 388 metres OD. Some huts are densely overgrown and in poor condition but all appear to be of Type 2.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130743, 09/12/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling. Internal diameter 7.4m. Wall 1.6m wide, 0.9m high.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Small hut circle to east of a 'ditch' on the east side of the settlement at 'Hart Tor North'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-104 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 15/11/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-104 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 000° showing grass, moss and heather covering.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011174 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes 36 stone hut circles dispersed within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement between Hart Tor and Devil's Bridge.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV276586 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67SE20. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130743, 09/12/1992. |
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SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #122728 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-104. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-104. |
SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011174. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3791 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV50244 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV4934 | Related to: Hut circle J in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV4942 | Related to: Hut circle K in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV4943 | Related to: Hut circle X in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV50245 | Related to: Hut in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7517 - Survey of Har Tor tin works
- EDV7525 - Survey of Hart Tor prehistoric settlement
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2021 11:19AM |
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