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| HER Number: | MDV3705 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Poorly preserved remains of a hut circle; one of five huts built into the northern wall of the enclosure. Internal diameter 6.0 metres. Coursed wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. A slit trench measuring 1.5 metres by 0.5 metres by 0.2 metres deep within the hut indicates military activity in the area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 710 |
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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: SX57SE43
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/2/3
- Old SAM County Ref: 828
- Old SAM Ref: 22264
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE43, Hut M (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272991.
One of a group of 13 hut circles and enclosure, south of Leeden Tor.
Visited 24/8/1950 (SX5621 7103) Hut M (site of). There are a number of stones scattered over the vicinity. The amount of stone would however, suggest that there was a hut circle here.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle shown on data.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5619 710) Internal diameter 6.0 metres. Coursed wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. A slit trench measuring 1.5 metres by 0.5 metres by 0.2 metres deep within the hut indicates military activity in the area.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Small hut circle on the northern boundary of settlement 'A' at Leeden Tor South.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 09/04/2019. Poorly defined wall on south east side but not obvious damage. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 09/04/2019. Photo taken
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the modern mapping, which matches the 2015 aerial photography for this area quite well, so is assumed to be fairly accurate.
Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.
See main record for detail.
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. 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1. |
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| SDV272991 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE43. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut M. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #116905 ] |
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| SDV362730 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV3702 | Related to: Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3703 | Related to: Hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3704 | Related to: Hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3706 | Related to: Hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3707 | Related to: Hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49684 | Related to: Possible hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2021 11:59AM |
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