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HER Number: | MDV48482 |
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Name: | Stone hut circle 155 metres east of Sharpitor, Walkhampton |
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Summary
One of three huts first identified by the Ordnance Survey in 1980 (see also MDV48480 and 48482). Survey in 1993 identified further huts in this area. Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter measures 3.0 metres, wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Doorway to east.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 561 703 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE129
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440399
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/188/3
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/332
- Old SAM Ref: 22281
- Old SAM Ref: 22281(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE129 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV238934.
Visited 23/7/1980 Three hut circles occur at 393 metres O.D. in an area of clitter, a little east of the Sharpitor to Leather Tor reave (SX 57 SE 119).
(For details of the hut at SX 5606 7036 see MDV48480).
One at SX 56127032 has an internal diameter of 2.9 metres, with rubble walling 0.8 metres wide and 0.4 metres high. There is a south-east entrance.
The third hut is at SX 56127029 (see MDV48481). No evidence of associated fields or plots could be found in the vicinity of the huts.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on M.S.D.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, Ordnance Survey Drawing (Cartographic). SDV270058.
Six hut circles north of reave from Sharpitor to Leather Tor shown on survey drawing at SX56077036, SX56137032, SX56137029, SX56177024, SX56227020, SX56237019.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP?, 7/5/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5613 7029) Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and coursed walling. Internal diameter measures 3.0 metres, wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. Doorway to east.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 40, Map 45 (Monograph). SDV137656.
One of two small hut circles of 2.0 metres diameter at '4' Sharpitor South-east
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(30/05/2007) Three hut circles, a possible fourth and the extensive, sinuous enclosure lie are located at the foot of the steepest slopes of Sharpitor. The enclosure encircles a flattish and fairly stone-free terrace; its slight walling incorporates the natural earthfast boulder spread. The hut circles are widely scattered and they all lie within the clitter under dense bracken. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-66 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(25/04/2020) Condition assessed by volunteer recorder as very good; no damage agents affecting site. Cattle, sheep and ponies are free to roam over this ground, but appear to be causing little visible damage.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Huts photographed during April 2020 site visit.
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. 40, Map 45. |
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SDV238934 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE129. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV270058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1982. Ordnance Survey Drawing. Map (Paper). |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP?, 7/5/1993. [Mapped feature: #134690 ] |
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SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-66. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
MDV28500 | Related to: Hut circle built over the Leather Tor reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV48480 | Related to: Hut within enclosure 100 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV50398 | Related to: Ruined building between Leather Tor and Sharpitor, Walkhampton (Building) |
MDV19960 | Related to: Section of the Leather Tor Reave on Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
MDV19961 | Related to: Shelter attached to the north-east side of Leather Tor reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV48481 | Related to: Stone hut circle 160 metres east of Sharpitor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 10 2021 11:32AM |
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