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HER Number: | MDV49784 |
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Name: | Hut in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor |
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Summary
One of two stone hut circles situated on the southern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement. Not visible on aerial photographs, unlike the others in the settlement. Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 2.0 metres. Wall 1.3 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Doorway survives as gap in west wall. This is the smallest hut in the settlement.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 577 730 |
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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/1/8
- Old SAM Ref: 22327
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57SE26
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 130652, 8/10/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 2.0 metres. Wall 1.3 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. Doorway survives as gap in west wall. This is the smallest hut in the settlement.
Derry, C., 2018, MDV49783 and MDV49784 (Photograph). SDV362783.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 26/12/2018. Condition is poor with thick peat and grass covering entire area more or less hiding features. Could easily become lost features. These two features were in far worse condition than any of the other huts in the area although no animal/human damage noted. See photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130652, 8/10/1992. |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV362783 | Photograph: Derry, C.. 2018. MDV49783 and MDV49784. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3692 | Part of: Hut circle settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV49783 | Related to: Hut in settlement 1180 metres south of North Hessary Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 23 2021 12:43PM |
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