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| HER Number: | MDV50190 |
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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 south of the enclosures. One of 20 huts associated with the settlement to the east of Leeden Tor
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 715 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE42
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/17/21
- Old SAM Ref: 22285
- 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 130793 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Hut circle at SX 5649 7156 terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 8.0 metres. Wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.6 metres high. Lies on southern edge of enclosed settlement and may have originally been attached to the enclosure boundary 10 metres to the north-east.
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 21/04/2019. A very difficult area to locate features due to poor quality and extremely heavy gorse inundation. SX56490 71564. Hardly visable as a feature - shows as sunken hollow with a few stones at S edge. 75% gorse inundation; molinia Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 21/04/2019 Photo taken
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.
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 130793. |
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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: #129452 ] |
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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) |
| MDV50186 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement on the east side of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50175 | Related to: Two adjoining hut circles 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 12:50PM |
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