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| HER Number: | MDV50183 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Hut circle to the west of the enclosures. One of 20 huts associated with the settlement to the east of Leeden Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 716 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE42
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/17/14
- Old SAM Ref: 22285
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57SE
- Pastscape: 440146
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 130804, 15/5/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Hut circle terraced into hillslope at SX5639 7165. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter 3.0 metres, wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Lies outside visible enclosure but may have originally been enclosed.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown to the east of the enclosures within the settlement at Leeden Tor East.
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 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(Visited 20/04/2019) Hut recorded in condition survey project at SX 56395 71655. Vegetation of grass and molinia noted, as well as slight animal tracks. Good condition.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographed 20/04/2019, looking from south-east to north-west.
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 soutA total of twenty huts are identifiable.
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 130804, 15/5/1992. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #129456 ] |
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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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| 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) |
| MDV50184 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50184 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50187 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50184 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50184 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50186 | 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 31 2021 9:54AM |
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