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| HER Number: | MDV52318 |
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| Name: | Hut in enclosure in Raddick Plantation |
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Summary
Northern of two huts within enclosure. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 8m diameter and is defined by a 1.7m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high. Doorway survives as a 1.5m wide gap in the surrounding wall and faces west-south-west. Despite later re-use of this area this hut survives well and forms an outlying part of a large well preserved settlement. Conifer on northern wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 703 |
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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/114/2
- Old SAM Ref: 22385
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 130909, 04/05/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5757 7034) Northern of two huts within enclosure. Terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 8m diameter and is defined by a 1.7m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high. Doorway survives as a 1.5m wide gap in the surrounding wall and faces west-south-west. Despite later re-use of this area this hut survives well and forms an outlying part of a large well preserved settlement. Conifer on northern wall.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-125 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 18/01/2020. Overall condition good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-125 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 030° showing showing close cropped grass/moss/whortleberry cover with 4 conifers growing on N and W parts of hut circle wall and one conifer sapling within E side of circle.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130909, 04/05/1993. |
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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: #123363 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-125. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-125. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV5007 | Part of: Enclosure with two huts in Raddick Plantation (Monument) |
| MDV52319 | Related to: Hut in enclosure in Raddick Plantation (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2020 11:43AM |
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