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HER Number:MDV3712
Name:Hut circle south of enclosure 580 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton

Summary

Small hut to the south of the circular enclosure. Internal diameter measures 3.8 metres. Rubble bank wall measures 1.8 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Doorway to the west is slab-lined along its northern edge.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 561 710
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/4/2
  • Old SAM County Ref: 828
  • Old SAM Ref: 22263

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.

Small hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE43, Hut E (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272991.

One of a group of 13 hut circles and an enclosure, south of Leeden Tor.
Visited 24/8/1950 (SX 5616 7110) Hut E. Diameter 4.5 metres, wall width 1.25 metres, height 0.5 metres. Much overgrown with heather and turf. Double walled type. Entrance to south-west. Condition fairly good.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Small hut circle shown on data on the south-west side of the enclosure.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

23/4/1992 (SX 5616 7110) Internal diameter 3.8 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Doorway to the west is slab-lined along its northern edge.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Small hut circle shown just outside the south-west side of the enclosure within Settlement 'B' at Leeden Tor South.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 09/04/2019. Gorse on banks but overall good condition 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 designation record for detail.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: 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.
SDV272991Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE43. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut E.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #116895 ]
SDV362730National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital.
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV3711Related to: Enclosure 580 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3714Related to: Hut circle near enclosures south of Leedon Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3713Related to: Hut circle west of enclosure 580 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV132150Related to: Small hut circle on north side of enclosure 580 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 12:06PM