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HER Number: | MDV48342 |
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Name: | Wall linking four huts in settlement north-east of Shariptor |
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Summary
Not originally identified in 1951, this wall was first recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1980. Boundary wall linking four hut circles. Curves through 180 degrees, measures 45 metres long, 1.6 metres wide, 0.4 metres high and is lyncheted through its length. May originally have been part of an enclosure (1992 survey).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 560 705 |
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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/28/10
- Old SAM Ref: 22272
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE47 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV337205.
Four of the fourteen hut circles are linked by walling and one has its own walled plot (see plan).
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129168, 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5606 7056SX 5606 7056) Boundary wall linking four hut circles. Curves through 180 degrees, measures 45 metres long, 1.6 metres wide, 0.4 metres high and is lyncheted through its length. May originally have been part of an enclosure.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 39, Map 45.3. (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted by Butler on plan.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the base mapping, which appears to be fairly accurate in this area when compared to the aerial photographs of the settlement.
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. 39, Map 45.3.. |
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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 129168, 1992. |
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SDV337205 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE47. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #118713 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV49055 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement, Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
MDV3765 | Related to: Hut C in settlement on the north-east slope of Sharpitor (Monument) |
MDV3766 | Related to: Hut D in settlement on the north-east slope of Sharpitor (Monument) |
MDV48339 | Related to: Hut linked to wall in settlement on the north-east slope of Sharpitor (Monument) |
MDV48350 | Related to: Hut linked to wall in settlement on the north-east slope of Sharpitor (Monument) |
MDV48340 | Related to: Oval hut linked to wall in settlement north-east of Sharpitor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2019 12:40PM |
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