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HER Number: | MDV3728 |
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Name: | Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
One of a group of over 20 hut circles within prehistoric settlement south of Leeden Tor
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 564 711 |
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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: SX57SE92
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/10
- Old SAM Ref: 22265
- Pastscape: 440288
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
National Monument Record, 1976, SX5671, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV268537.
Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, Ordnance Survey Drawing (Cartographic). SDV272764.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37. Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle shown on the north-east side of an 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 forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 29/04/2019. SX 56454 71104. Clearest / best condition of the huts in this area. Built into enclosure bank. Internal dimension 3.8m. Walls 1.8m wide. 30% gorse; molinia. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 29/04/2019. Photo taken
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 440288, SX57SE92 (Website). SDV363416.
Site visited on 25th August 1950. One of a group of hut circles and enclosures. Hut 'G'. Much overgrown with possible entrance to south-east. Diameter 7.0 metres, wall height 0.3 metres. Remains of wall much spread. Condition fair.
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.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
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. |
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SDV268537 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1976. SX5671. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1. |
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SDV272764 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1982. Ordnance Survey Drawing. |
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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: #129385 ] |
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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. 440288, SX57SE92. |
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SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008671. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3727 | Part of: Enclosure within prehistoric settlement at Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3718 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV125959 | 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) |
MDV48326 | 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) |
MDV3721 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3722 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3723 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3724 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3725 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-east slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV3730 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the south-west slope of Leeden Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2021 11:37AM |
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