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| HER Number: | MDV48325 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/7/10
- Old SAM Ref: 22265
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., MPP (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 23rd April 1992. Hut circle at SX 5640 7103 internal diameter 3 metres. Rubble bank wall 0.9 metres wide, 0.4 metres high.
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.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 29/04/2019. A dificult area to determine. Enclosure banks evident and will need to follow these in order to locate features. Slight livestock tracks at the west entrance. Enclosure bank to west. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 29/04/2019 Photo taken
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.
Not shown on modern mapping.
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. MPP. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3718 | Part of: Hut circle 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) |
| MDV3731 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48322 | 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) |
| MDV48324 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 26 2021 12:23PM |
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