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| HER Number: | MDV125960 |
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| Name: | Possible hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Possible hut circle one of a group of over 20 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor. Recorded in 2019
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 711 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Not shown within Settlement 'C' at Leeden Tor South.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Possibly visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
One photograph taken of newly recorded hut, looking north-east to south-west.
Derry, C., 2019, Possible hut circle at SX56434 71138 (Worksheet). SDV363076.
(Visited 29/04/2019) Probable hut circle noted at SX 56434 71138 during condition survey work on the wider hut circle settlement. Internal dimensions measure 4.0 metres. Double rubble wall 1.3 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. Poor condition with 50% gorse cover; grass; Molina; slight livestock tracks visible on feature.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1008671 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement comprising 31 stone hut circles in an irregular aggregate field system.
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. 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1. |
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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: #129416 ] |
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| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363076 | Worksheet: Derry, C.. 2019. Possible hut circle at SX56434 71138. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008671. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3718 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV125534 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2021 11:33AM |
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