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HER Number:MDV52334
Name:Hut circle in settlement within field system east of Raddick Lane

Summary

Hut circle within a large settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 5m in diameter and is defined by a 2.4m wide wall standing up to 0.8m high, except on the west where a 0.4m high scarp denotes the location of a buried wall.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 576 703
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/103/15
  • Old SAM Ref: 22380

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 133178, 03/05/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(?SX 5773 7030) Hut circle within a large settlement. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 5m in diameter and is defined by a 2.4m wide wall standing up to 0.8m high, except on the west where a 0.4m high scarp denotes the location of a buried wall.
NB. Gerrard's plan of the site with hut circle numbers shows this hut located to the far west of the group, not centrally as this grid reference suggests.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-124 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 18/01/2020. Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-124 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 130° showing grass/moss and bracken cover.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133178, 03/05/1993. [Mapped feature: #123271 Based on Gerrard's plan of the settlement, ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-124.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-124.

Associated Monuments

MDV4995Part of: Hut Settlement east of Raddick Lane (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 30 2020 11:31AM