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HER Number:MDV49799
Name:Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton

Summary

Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope within enclosure. Simple plan and rubble bank walling with a few orthostats. Internal diameter 5.1 metres with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.6 metres high and a doorway to the south.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 575 711
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/15/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 22294

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130565, 19/05/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling with a few orthostats. Internal diameter 5.1m. Wall 1.4m wide, 0.6m high. Doorway to south.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 55-56, Map 46, Figure 46.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.

One of eight hut circles associated with Settlement 'A' at Raddick Hill West. This hut in the centre of the enclosure has an entrance to the south-west.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Visible.

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, WLK-109 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 16/12/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-109 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 230° showing grass/moss cover.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011172 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes an oval enclosure and seven stone hut circles situated on a gentle west facing slope of Raddick Hill.. Six of the stone hut circles lie within the enclosure and the seventh lies immediately outside to the north-west. The stone hut circles are composed of stone and earth banks surrounding a circular internal area. The internal diameter of the huts varies between 3.2 metres and 7.4 metres. The height of the surrounding wall varies between 0.4 metres and 0.9 metres. Two stone hut circles and a boundary bank lie to the north of this monument and are the subject of a separate scheduling.

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. 55-56, Map 46, Figure 46.3.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130565, 19/05/1992.
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123096 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-109.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-109.
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. 1011172.

Associated Monuments

MDV3740Part of: Enclosed settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49797Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49798Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV127001Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49800Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49801Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49802Related to: Hut in settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50174Related to: Hut north-east of settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50225Related to: Hut north-east of settlement 400 metres west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Dec 19 2021 11:20AM