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HER Number:MDV49805
Name:Hut in enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton

Summary

Stone hut circle in the southern enclosure, near the enclosure bank between the northern and southern enclosures. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 5 metres with walls 1.4 metre wide by 0.4 metres high, visible only around the northern half of the structure, survives elsewhere as an earthwork.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 574 709
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/16/4
  • Old SAM Ref: 22293

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 130556, 15/05/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5747 7098) Stone hut circle. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and double orthostat walling. Internal diameter 5m. Wall 1.4m wide, 0.4m high, visible only around the northern half of the structure, survives elsewhere as an earthwork.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 55-7, Map 46, Figure 46.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle of between 3.0 and 5.7 metres diameter shown within the southern enclosure of Settlement 'B' at Raddick Hill 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.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011171 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes an agglomerate enclosure and seven stone hut circles situated on a gentle west facing slope of Raddick Hill overlooking the valley of the River Meavy. Six of the stone hut circles lie within the enclosures and the seventh lies immediately outside the north east angle of the northern enclosure. The stone hut circles are composed of stone and earth banks surrounding an internal area. The internal diameter of the huts varies between 3.5 metres and 6.8 metres. The height of the surrounding wall varies between 0.3 metres and 0.6 metres.

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. 55-7, 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 130556, 15/05/1993.
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123166 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
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. 1011171.

Associated Monuments

MDV3741Part of: Agglomerated enclosure with huts 460 metres west-south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49804Related to: Hut in enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49808Related to: Hut in enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49807Related to: Hut in enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49806Related to: Hut outside enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV49803Related to: Small hut in enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50226Related to: Small hut in enclosure south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Dec 18 2021 12:16PM