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| HER Number: | MDV48098 |
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| Name: | Large hut north of enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle butted against rock outcrop. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter 7.0 metres. Wall 1.0 metre wide, 0.4 metres high. Forms part of a cluster of four huts and an enclosure. Much larger than the others, and may therefore represent a different period of occupation (1992 survey).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 560 704 |
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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/326/1
- Old SAM Ref: 22279
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129186, 7/4/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5604 7040) Hut circle butted against rock outcrop. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter 7.0 metres. Wall 1.0 metre wide, 0.4 metres high. Forms part of a cluster of four huts and an enclosure. Much larger than the others, and may therefore represent a different period of occupation.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 40, Map 45 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle of 4.6 metres diameter overlooking two small circles of 2.5 metres diameter below at '4' Sharpitor South-east. One of the small huts has a cross slab at the entrance.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Site of the hut appears fairly clear on the aerial photography.
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. 40, Map 45. |
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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 129186, 7/4/1992. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #118737 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48097 | Related to: Enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48100 | Related to: Hut north of enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit (Monument) |
| MDV48480 | Related to: Hut within enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48099 | Related to: Small hut north of enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 9 2021 9:43AM |
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