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| HER Number: | MDV3707 |
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| Name: | Hut in settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle located near the centre of the enclosure; all the other huts here are attached to the northern boundary wall. Internal diameter 7.0 metres. Rubble bank wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. A number of slit trenches in the immediate vicinity indicate past military training activity. May have been used as a military mortar emplacement.
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/2/5
- 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 O (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272991.
One of a group of 13 hut circles and enclosure, south of Leeden Tor.
Visited 24/8/1950 (SX 5618 7102) Hut O. Remains much despoiled and scattered. Diameter 6.0 metres, wall width 1.5 metres, height 0.3 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Large oval hut circle shown near the centre of the settlement with an entrance to the south-west
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 23/4/1992 (SX 5618 7102) Internal diameter 7.0 metres. Rubble bank wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. A number of slit trenches in the immediate vicinity indicate past military training activity. May have been used as a military mortar emplacement.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Double hut circle near the centre of Settlment 'A' at Leeden Tor South. Oval feature shown with a central division.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 09/04/2019. Gorse 30% on walls. Not very clearly defined 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 in the centre of the enclosure, 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 O. |
| 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: #116909 ] |
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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) |
| MDV49683 | Related to: Feature on southern edge of prehistoric enclosure 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) |
| MDV3705 | 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) |
| 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 11:58AM |
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