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| HER Number: | MDV130391 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle in the north-east corner of enclosure on the north side of the settlement north of Hart Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 726 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE20
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
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.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown in the north-east corner of the enclosure within the settlement at 'Hart Tor North'.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Not shown on modern mapping.
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
| 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. 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1. [Mapped feature: #129567 ] |
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| SDV276586 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67SE20. |
| 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. 1011174. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3791 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50263 | Related to: Field system associated with settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4922 | Related to: Hut circle A in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4924 | Related to: Hut circle B in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4925 | Related to: Hut circle D in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4945 | Related to: Hut circle Y in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50696 | Related to: Small 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 5 2021 12:26PM |
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