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HER Number:MDV3730
Name:Hut circle in settlement on the south-west slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton

Summary

One of a group of over 20 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 563 710
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX57SE92
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/11/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 22265
  • Pastscape: 440288

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

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

Visited in 1992. Hut circle at SX 5635 7100 internal diameter 2 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Doorway to south lined with orthostats on its west side. Small slit trench immediately west of hut suggests re-use for military training.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Southern of three hut circles shown on the west side of 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 10/04/2019. SX 56334 71002 Quarry directly to south west. Gorse & molinia. Condition OK. Photo taken

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Visited 10/04/2019. Photo taken

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440288, SX57SE92 (Website). SDV363416.

Site Visited on 25th August 1950. One of a group of hut circles and enclosures. Hut 'L'. A small hut circle, much overgrown with turf and no apparent entrance. Condition fair, but much despoiled.4.0 metres diameter, 0.3 metres wall height.
Field Investigation on 4th August 1980. Centred at SX 56437103 is a settlement of twenty-five huts covering 3.1 hectares of a south and east hillslope at about 361 metres O.D. The area
is broken up by erosion runnels and quantities of surface clitter.

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

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. 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (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.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 440288, SX57SE92.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #116937 ]
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008671.

Associated Monuments

MDV3718Part of: Hut circle settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV130331Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3728Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3733Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48319Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3729Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3731Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48321Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48322Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48323Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49681Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48327Related to: Quarry south-west of settlement to the south-east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Mar 29 2021 9:15AM