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HER Number: | MDV3742 |
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Name: | Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Large hut circle (8m diameter) attached to a section of wall leading from the reave to the north-east. One of 20 huts associated with the settlement to the east of Leeden Tor
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 563 715 |
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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: SX57SE42
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/17/4
- Old SAM Ref: 22323
- Pastscape: 440146
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE42, Hut A (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272875.
(28/08/1950) Hut 'A' at SX 5638 7159. Large, of double walled type diameter 8.0 metres, wall width 1.3 metres, height 0.4 metres. Entrance to south. Condition of this circle is good although much despoiled. Consists of large granite stones, much weathered.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE42 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV231363.
(17/07/1980) Centred at SX 56457164 on the southeast slope of Leeden Tor, at about 370 metres OD., is a settlement, spread over 1.8 hectares. More than
half of the area is covered with erosion runnels and surface clitter, which thins towards the east
and south. A total of twenty huts are identifiable.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130813 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Stone hut circle attached to a boundary wall leading from a reave situated on a gentle east-facing slope of Leeden Tor. Terraced into the hillslope and is of the simple plan and double orthostat walling type. The interior measures 6.3 metres in diameter and is defined by a 2.5 metres wide wall standing up to 0.5 metres high. The doorway faces south-east. One of two huts connected to boundary walls attached to a cross reave between the Great western and Walkhampton Common reaves.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle '2' of 6.6 metres diameter to the south-west of the main Leeden Tor East settlement. It lies to the south-west of the reave with an entrance to the south-east.
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 20/04/2019. Molinia and grass Condition OK Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 20/04/2019. Photo taken
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011168 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes four enclosures, 16 stone hut circles and a number of rubble walls arranged within an enclosing boundary and forming an enclosed stone hut circle settlement, situated on a gentle east-facing slope of Leeden Tor overlooking the valley of the River Meavy.
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. 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2. |
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SDV231363 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE42. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV272875 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE42. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut A. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130813. |
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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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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129444 ] |
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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. |
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. 1011168. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV14306 | Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3744 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3745 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV50186 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV50189 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3743 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV15037 | Related to: Leeden Tor cross reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV50175 | Related to: Two adjoining hut circles within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2023 9:30AM |
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