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HER Number:	MDV48484
Name:	Military building within enclosure east of the Walkhampton Common reave, Walkhampton

Summary

Military building within enclosure to the east of the Walkhampton Common reave

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 564 712
Map Sheet:	SX57SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Walkhampton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	WALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1008671: An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, an irregular aggregate field system, a length of reave and an enclosure on the south east slope of Leeden Tor

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SX57SE106
National Record of the Historic Environment: 440330
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/189/2
Old SAM Ref: 22265

Monument Type(s) and Dates

MILITARY BUILDING (Constructed, Modern - 1751 AD (Between) to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE106 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV220051.

(30/07/1980) At SX56457128 is a modern shelter, 2 metres in diameter. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 14th May 1992. Military shelter atop the north length of enclosure boundary. Oval 3 metres by 2 metres internally. Defined by drystone wall 1 metre wide, 0.8 metres high. Clearly post-dates the enclosure and is of fresh appearance. May have been built on top of an existing hut.

Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.

(11/05/2007) Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1008671 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes an enclosure containing two further stone hut circles and a military shelter.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV220051	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE106. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP.


SDV359195	Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown.


SDV361462	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129421 ]


SDV364016	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008671.

Associated Monuments

MDV19962	Related to: Enclosure on east side of Walkhampton reave to the south-east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48095	Related to: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of the Walkhampton reave, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48483	Related to: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of the Walkhampton reave, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV15038	Related to: The Walkhampton Common Reave (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:	Oct 11 2021 10:58AM

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