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| HER Number: | MDV50179 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle attached to enclosure boundary wall and terraced into hillslope. One of 20 huts associated with the settlement to the east of Leeden Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 716 |
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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/17/9
- Old SAM Ref: 22285
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57SE42
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 130798, 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
SX 5647 7165 Hut circle attached to enclosure boundary wall. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and coursed wall type. Internal diameter 2.3 metres. Wall 1.6 metres wide, 0.5 metres high.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 38. Map 45, Figure 45.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.
The boundary wall of one of the enclosures at the Leeden Tor South settlement is extended at this point which may indicate a feature.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 30/04/2019. A very confused area and is nearly impossible to determine if the feature found is the correct one. Hut attached to the south side of an enclosure wall at SX56487 71657. Dimensions correspond with previous notes. Not an obvious feature, 5% gorse cover. Condition OK. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 30/04/2019 Photo taken
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 130798, 1992. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129438 ] |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| 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) |
| MDV50185 | Related to: Enclosures in settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50177 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement east of Leeden Tor. Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV130332 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50176 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50178 | 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 29 2021 1:03PM |
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