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HER Number:MDV50184
Name:Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton

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
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/17/15
  • 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 130805, 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle terraced into hillslope at SX5639 7163. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter 4.0 metres, wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Lies immediately outside visible enclosures, 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.

Not shown within settlement at Leeden Tor East.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(Visited 20/04/2019) Hut recorded in condition survey project at SX 56394 71633. Grass cover noted, as well as slight animal tracks and some burrowing. Good condition.

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

Photographed 20/04/2019, looking from north-west to south-east.tion.

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. 38, Map 45, Figure 45.2.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130805, 1992.
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129457 ]
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV14306Part of: Hut circle settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50185Related to: Enclosures in settlement east of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50183Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50183Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50187Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50183Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50183Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50186Related 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