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HER Number:MDV48100
Name:Hut north of enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit

Summary

Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling. Internal diameter 3.6 metres wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Forms part of a cluster of four huts and an enclosure (1992 survey).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 560 704
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/326/3
  • 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 129185, 7/5/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5606 7040) Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling. Internal diameter 3.6 metres wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Forms part of a cluster of four huts and an enclosure.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 40, Map 45 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Small hut circle of 2.5 metres dameter at '4' Sharpitor South-east.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

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. 40, Map 45.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129185, 7/5/1992.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #118739 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV48097Related to: Enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48480Related to: Hut within enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48098Related to: Large hut north of enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48099Related 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 9:42AM