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HER Number:MDV4931
Name:Hut circle A/1 in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton

Summary

Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling. Internal diameter 5.0 metres. Wall 1.7 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Western length of wall has seen limited damage and survives largely as a buried feature.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 582 724
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 20
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/15
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/42
  • Old SAM County Ref: 831
  • Old SAM Ref: 22303
  • Pastscape: 440082

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 189-191 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE20, Hut A/1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276586.

24/8/1950 (SX 5818 7241) Hut A/1 (4.5m diameter, walls maximum 0.2m high). Small, much overgrown and only a few small stones visible. Condition fair. Entrance to the south.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130731, 09/12/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Thirty-six stone hut circles and an irregular aggregate field system forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 450m north of Hart Tor.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling. Internal diam 5m. Wall 1.7m wide, 0.5m high. Western length of wall has seen limited damage and survives largely as a buried feature.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle at 'Hart Tor North' on the east side of a 'Ditch'.

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

Hut is possibly visible on the aerial photograph.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-102 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 11/11/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-102 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 030° showing grass, moss and heather covering.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011174 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes 36 stone hut circles dispersed within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement between Hart Tor and Devil's Bridge.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1.
SDV260468Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1896. Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Digital. 189-191.
SDV276586Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Hut A/1.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130731, 09/12/1992.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #122638 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-102.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-102.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011174.

Associated Monuments

MDV3791Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4946Related to: Hut circle C/1 in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50244Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50254Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4934Related to: Hut circle J in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4942Related to: Hut circle K in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4933Related to: Hut circle Q in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4932Related to: Hut circle R in settlement north of Hart Tor, Wakhampton (Monument)
MDV4920Related to: Hut circle T in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4943Related to: Hut circle X in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50245Related to: Hut in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7517 - Survey of Har Tor tin works
  • EDV7525 - Survey of Hart Tor prehistoric settlement
  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Apr 8 2021 11:07AM

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