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HER Number: | MDV3717 |
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Name: | Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
One of a group of over 15 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor. This is one of four hut circles which lie to the west of the enclosures and are arranged in a row aligned south-west by north-east.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 560 710 |
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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/6/1
- Old SAM County Ref: 828
- Old SAM Ref: 22266
- Pastscape: 440151
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.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
This is one of four hut circles visible on the 1976 National Monuments Record aerial photographs which are apparently laid out in a row (citing NMR, SX5671/1 (8/4/1976)).
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.
Visited 23/4/1992 (SX56087104) Internal diameter 7.3 metres. Double orthostatic wall 1.8 metres wide, 1.8 metres high. South-facing doorway edged with stone slabs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle '9' is the southern in a line of four free standing huts with diameters between 4.5 metres and 6.9 metres to the south-west of Settlement 'B' at Leeden Tor South with an entrance to the south-east.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 09/04/2019. 30% gorse on walls. Obvious human / livestock tracks through door way Condition OK Photos X 2 taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 09/04/2019 Photos X 2 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.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440151, SX57SE43 (Website). SDV363416.
Site visited on 24th August 1950. One of a group of hut circles and enclosure, south of Leeden Tor. At SX 5608 7104 Hut 'J'. Double walled type diameter 8.5 metres, wall width 1.5 metres, height 0.6 metres. Entrance to south. Much overgrown. Condition good. Interior uneven.
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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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: #89355 ] |
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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. |
SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 440151, SX57SE43. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3702 | Related to: Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 700 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3716 | Related to: Hut circle near enclosure 700 metres south of Leedon Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3714 | Related to: Hut circle near enclosures south of Leedon Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3715 | Related to: Hut circle near enclosures south of Leedon Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 6 2021 12:03PM |
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