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HER Number: | MDV3800 |
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Name: | Hut I in settlement on Walkhampton Common |
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Summary
Small hut in unenclosed settlement. Diameter 3.0 metres. Single orthostat wall 0.6 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Ring of stones protruding through turf and vegetation. Dense grass and some gorse.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 571 725 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/45/2
- Old SAM Ref: 28729
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
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.
Group of seven 'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX57SE29, 24/8/1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV216331.
Hut I (SX5710 7253). Double walled type, small, diameter 4.0 metres, width of wall 1.0 metre, height 0.3 metres. composed of turf-covered stones. Condition fair, entrance on south side.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152051, 19/8/1998 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed prehistoric settlement on Walkhampton Common lying 1050 metres south-west of Devil's Bridge.
Diameter 3.0 metres. Single orthostat wall 0.6 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Ring of stones protruding through turf and vegetation. Dense grass and some gorse.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 22, Map 44, Figure 44.5 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Small hut circle to the east of the dry leat at 'Walkhampton Common North 3' unenclosed settlement.
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 28/01/2019 Dense gorse & grass cover Not easy to find. Photo
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo showing vegetation covering entire feature
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
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. 22, Map 44, Figure 44.5. |
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SDV216331 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX57SE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 24/8/1950. |
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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. MPP 152051, 19/8/1998. |
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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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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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SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114726 ] |
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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. |
Associated Monuments
MDV3798 | Part of: Unenclosed hut settlement on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
MDV3804 | Related to: Hut B in settlement on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
MDV4095 | Related to: Hut C in settlement on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 15 2021 11:03AM |
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