See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
HER Number: | MDV125533 |
---|
Name: | Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
---|
Summary
One of a group of over 20 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 564 710 |
---|
Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
---|
Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
---|
Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
---|
District | West Devon |
---|
Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
---|
Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE92
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/7/11
- Old SAM Ref: 22265
- Pastscape: 440288
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. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Hut circle shown on 1992 plan of the site but no dimensions appear to have been recorded.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown to the south-west of enclosure within Settlement 'C' at Leeden Tor South.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
One photograph of the hut taken looking south-east to north-west.
Derry, C., 2019, Hut circle at SX56405 71063 (Worksheet). SDV363078.
(Visited 10/04/2019) Hut circle recorded at SX56405 71063. Double wall of 0.8 metres wide and 0.4 metres high; internal measurement of hut 3.2 metres. Entrance is to the south which is 2.5 metres away from the outside of an enclosure bank. Gorse noted on the wall, with grass and slight gorse cover internally, otherwise condition is good. Not as obvious as the other huts in the area.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440288, SX57SE92 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 4th August 1980. Centred at SX 56437103 is a settlement of twenty-five huts covering 3.1 hectares of a south and east hillslope at about 361 metres O.D. The area
is broken up by erosion runnels and quantities of surface clitter.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1008671 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement comprising 31 stone hut circles in an irregular aggregate field system.
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. 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1. |
|
| |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. |
|
| |
SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129411 ] |
|
| |
SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
|
| |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV363078 | Worksheet: Derry, C.. 2019. Hut circle at SX56405 71063. Worksheet. Digital. |
SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 440288, SX57SE92. |
|
| |
SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008671. |
|
| |
Associated Monuments
MDV3718 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV130331 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3733 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV48319 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3719 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3729 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3731 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV48322 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV48323 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV48324 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2021 8:07AM |
---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.