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HER Number:MDV4098
Name:Hut A in settlement on Walkhampton Common

Summary

Hut circle with a smaller, later hut inside; part of an unenclosed prehistoric settlement on Walkhampton Common. Main hut has a diameter of 6.9 metres. Double orthostat wall 2.5 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. A second hut lies with the eastern part of the interior measuring 2.6 metres in diameter. It is defined by a rubble bank wall measuring 1.2 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. Grass and bilberry.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 571 725
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/48
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/48/1
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/48/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28729

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 A (SX5713 7261). Double walled type, 9.0 metres in diameter. Wall width 2.0 metres, height 0.5 metres. In fairly good condition, composed of turf-covered stones. Entrance to south.

National Monument Record, 1976, SX5772 (Aerial Photograph). SDV271979.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149398 & 152057, 29/1/1999 (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.
Hut circle diameter 6.9 metres. Double orthostat wall 2.5 metres wide, 0.8 metres high. A second hut lying with the eastern part of the interior measures 2.6 metres in diameter and is defined by a rubble bank wall measuring 1.2 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. Grass and bilberry.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 22, Map 44, Figure 44.5 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle '1' of 7.6 metres diameter is one of the best preserved huts at 'Walkhampton Common North 3' unenclosed settlement. It is the largest building in the settlement with an internal division in the south-east and an entrance to the south.

GetMapping PLC, 2015, 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359717.

The aerial photography shows the larger hut well, but it is not possible to ascertain the smaller hut within it.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 28/01/2019 Grass & moss. Good condition

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Hut with smaller hut inside shown on the modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1018927 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

The monument, which falls into three areas of protection, includes an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated on a gentle west facing slope overlooking the Yes Tor Brook. The settlement includes at least nine stone hut circles which survive as circular or oval banks each surrounding an internal area which varies from 5.3 square metres to 38.5 square metres. The height of the surrounding walls varies between 0.3 metres and 0.9 metres. Three of the huts have visible doorways, one contains a partition and they are all of orthostatic or rubble bank construction.

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. 22, Map 44, Figure 44.5.
SDV216331Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX57SE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 24/8/1950.
SDV271979Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1976. SX5772. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149398 & 152057, 29/1/1999.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359717Aerial Photograph: GetMapping PLC. 2015. 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution). 2015 Aerial Photograph. Digital.
SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114716 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018927.

Associated Monuments

MDV3798Part of: Unenclosed hut settlement on Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV3804Related to: Hut B in settlement on Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV4095Related to: Hut C in settlement on Walkhampton Common (Monument)
MDV3799Related to: Hut 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