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| HER Number: | MDV48322 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
One of a group of over 20 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 710 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE92
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/7/7
- Old SAM Ref: 22265
- Pastscape: 440288
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Hut circle at SX 5638 7101 internal diameter 1.5 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.0 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Attached to a length of field boundary wall.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Not shown within Settlement 'C' at Leeden Tor South.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 10/04/2019. An area of heavy clitter so finding features was not easy. SX 56377 71016
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440288, SX57SE92 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 4th August 1980. Centred at SX 56437103 is a settlement of twenty-five huts covering 3.1 hectares of a south and east hillslope at about 361 metres O.D. The area
is broken up by erosion runnels and quantities of surface clitter.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping at the south end of a section of walling.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1008671 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement comprising 31 stone hut circles in an irregular aggregate field system.
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. 36-37, 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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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 440288, SX57SE92. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #116992 ] |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008671. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3718 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV125533 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV130331 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3731 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3732 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3733 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48324 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48325 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV49681 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3729 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48323 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3730 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-west slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2021 10:56AM |
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