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| HER Number: | MDV50175 |
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| Name: | Two adjoining hut circles within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Two adjoining hut circles on the south-east side of the settlement. One of 20 huts associated with the settlement to the east of Leeden Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 565 715 |
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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/17/5
- Old SAM Ref: 22285
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130794 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Hut circle at SX 5650 7157 terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 4 metres. Wall 1.0 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Ordnance Survey plan shows conjoined huts at this location, but southern room not identified.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Not shown within settlement at Leeden Tor East.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Possibly visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 21/04/2019. A very difficult area to locate features due to poor quality and extremely heavy gorse inundation. SX56505 71584 for the main hut.This is the hut described and at the correct coordinates but is in fact the southern hut. Very poor visibility and is sunken. 30% gorse ; molinia. Photo taken
SX 56503 71593 for the cojoined hut which lies on NW side and slightly uphil. Internal measurement 3m. Very poor condition with 50% gorse inundation Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 21/04/2019 Photos taken 1) Main hut 2) cojoined hut with main hut in background
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440146, SX57SE42 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 17th July 1980. Centred at SX 56457164 on the southeast slope of Leeden Tor, at about 370 metres OD., is a settlement, spread over 1.8 hectares. More than
half of the area is covered with erosion runnels and surface clitter, which thins towards the east
and th. A total of twenty huts are identifiable.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Two adjoining hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011168 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes four enclosures, 16 stone hut circles and a number of rubble walls arranged within an enclosing boundary and forming an enclosed stone hut circle settlement, situated on a gentle east-facing slope of Leeden Tor overlooking the valley of the River Meavy.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130794. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 440146, SX57SE42. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117051 ] |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011168. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14306 | Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3742 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3743 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3744 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3745 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50189 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50190 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2021 12:32PM |
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