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| HER Number: | MDV48317 |
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| Name: | Small irregular enclosure south of Leeden Tor |
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Summary
Irregular enclosure measuring 42 metres north-west by south-east by 19 metres north-east by south-west (internally). Defined by a rubble wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Contains a hut circle with two others built across the boundary wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 711 |
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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/3/7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 23/4/1992 (SX 5624 7117) Irregular enclosure measuring 42 metres north-west by south-east by 19 metres north-east by south-west (internally). Defined by a rubble wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Contains a hut circle (MDV48315). Two others (MDV48313 and MDV48316) built across the boundary wall.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Curving west side of enclosure shown with three small hut circles of 2.5 to 3.5 metres diameter within the clitter on the north side of Settlement 'B' at Leeden Tor South.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 10/04/2019. Much clitter in area but enclosure bank visible
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Only partially depicted on the modern mapping; the south-western portion is shown, including the internal wall that hut circle MDV48315 is attached to.
Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.
See designation record for detail.
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. 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1. |
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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. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #116930 Only partly based on Mastermap (where included); north-eastern part loosly based on Gerrard's sketch of the enclosure, ] |
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| SDV362730 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV3711 | Related to: Enclosure 580 metres south of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48316 | Related to: Small hut circle on the edge of small enclosure south of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
| MDV48313 | Related to: Small hut circle south of small enclosure south of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
| MDV48315 | Related to: Small hut circle within small enclosure south of Leeden Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 7 2021 1:41PM |
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