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| HER Number: | MDV3721 |
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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 20 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 710 |
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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: SX57SE92
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/8
- Old SAM Ref: 22265
- Pastscape: 440288
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1976, SX5671, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV268537.
Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, Ordnance Survey Drawing (Cartographic). SDV272764.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown within Settlement 'C' at Leeden Tor South.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 29/04/2019. SX 56500 71045. Internal diameter 4m. Pit in the centre (possibly military). 50% gorse; molinia. Condition OK Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 29/04/2019. Photo taken showing pit (notepad indicating location)
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440288, SX57SE92 (Website). SDV363416.
Site visited on 25th August 1950. One of a group of hut circles and enclosures. At SX 5652 7105 Hut 'B'. Condition poor, entrance not obvious. Diameter 6.0 metres, height of remaining wall 0.3 metres.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1008671 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement comprising 31 stone hut circles in an irregular aggregate field system.
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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| SDV268537 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1976. SX5671. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1. |
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| SDV272764 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1982. Ordnance Survey Drawing. |
| 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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (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. |
| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 440288, SX57SE92. |
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| 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. 1008671. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3718 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV125959 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3719 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3725 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3728 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3729 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3722 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3723 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3724 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 26 2021 10:27AM |
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