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| HER Number: | MDV125787 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south of Down Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
A total of five hut circles have now been identified on the exposed, boulder-covered hillslope below Down Tor. Two newly discovered huts lie lower down the slope to the other three at SX5785 6913 and SX5793 6910. They are both sub-oval with boulder-stone walls on average 0.5 metres high and with an entrance in the south-east side (see also MDV125788).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 691 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 165
- Pastscape: 438965
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-DT3 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 10/06/2019. The circle is covered in bracken. There is gorse growing from the west wall and a small hawthorn tree is growing on the outside of the north east wall. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-DT3 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 10/06/2019. Photo taken giving a general view looking west
National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape, 2008 data (Website). SDV362732.
A total of five hut circles have now been identified on the exposed, boulder-covered hillslope below Down Tor.
Two newly discovered huts lie lower down the slope to the other three at SX5785 6913 and SX5793 6910. They are both sub-oval with boulder-stone walls on average 0.5 metres high and with an entrance in the south-east side. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale (citing Fletcher, M., 06/01/2008, English Heritage Field Investigators Comments).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV362732 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2019. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 2008 data. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-DT3. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-DT3. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV125788 | Related to: Hut circle south of Down Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV53602 | Related to: Stone hut circle 240 metres south of Down Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV28532 | Related to: Two stone hut circles 160 metres south of Down Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 12 2021 11:23AM |
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