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HER Number:MDV50696
Name:Small hut in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton

Summary

Hut circle on the northern edge of large unenclosed settlement terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. The interior measures 2.4 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.3 metres wide wall standing up to 0.3 metres high. This structure is attached to a boundary wall forming part of a small irregular aggregate field system.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 581 726
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 20
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/33
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/56
  • Old SAM Ref: 22303
  • Old SAM Ref: 22303
  • Pastscape: 440082

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

Eighteen hut circles excavated in 1896.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE20, SX67SE20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276586.

Visited on 16th June 1980. Centred at SX58587244 is an open settlement of 39 huts covering nearly 5 hectares of a heather-covered south-west slope between 360 metres and 388 metres OD. Some huts are densely overgrown and in poor condition but all appear to be of Type 2.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130702, 09/12/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Thirty-six stone hut circles and an irregular aggregate field system forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 450m north of Hart Tor.
Hut circle on the northern edge of large unenclosed settlement terraced into the hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. The interior measures 2.4m in diameter and is defined by a 1.3m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high. This structure is attached to a boundary wall forming part of a small irregular aggregate field system.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Small hut circle on north side of enclosure within settlement at 'Hart Tor North'.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Small hut is visible on the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-108 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 15/11/2019. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-108 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 090° showing grass, moss and heather covering.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011174 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes 36 stone hut circles dispersed within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement between Hart Tor and Devil's Bridge.

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. 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1.
SDV260468Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1896. Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Digital.
SDV276586Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67SE20.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130702, 09/12/1992.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #122648 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-108.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-108.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011174.

Associated Monuments

MDV3791Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50263Related to: Field system associated with settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4922Related to: Hut circle A in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4924Related to: Hut circle B in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4925Related to: Hut circle D in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV130391Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4945Related to: Hut circle Y in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7517 - Survey of Har Tor tin works
  • EDV7525 - Survey of Hart Tor prehistoric settlement
  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Apr 5 2021 12:24PM