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| HER Number: | MDV50252 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Oval interior measuring 2.4 metres by 1.3 metres. Wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.35 metres high. Doorway to south-south-east. A tin prospecting pit lies 5 metres to the east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 723 |
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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/42/43
- Old SAM Ref: 22317
- Pastscape: 440082
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 130728,MPP 130728, (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Oval interior measuring 2.4 metres by 1.3 metres. Wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.35 metres high. Doorway to south-south-east. A tin prospecting pit lies 5 metres to the east.
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-98 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 11/11/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-98 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking170 ° showing grass and moss covering with a little heather.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011185 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes a stone hut circle lying on a west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated between Devil's Bridge and Hart Tor. The hut is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding an oval internal area. The interior of the building measures 2.4 metres long by 1.3 metres wide and the 2.0 metres wide wall stands up to 0.35 metres high. A gap in the wall represents a doorway which faces south-south-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130728,MPP 130728,. |
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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: #122617 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-98. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-98. |
| 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. 1011185. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3791 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50246 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50262 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement northof Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4941 | Related to: Hut circle U in settlement north of Hart Tor (Monument) |
| MDV4940 | Related to: Hut circle V in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4939 | Related to: Hut circle W in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50253 | Related to: Stone hut circle 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 6 2021 12:00PM |
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