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HER Number:MDV50231
Name:Hut in settlement at Stanlake

Summary

Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 6m. Wall 2m wide, 0.7m high. Doorway to south-west is wider than average, possibly indicating re-use during occupation of nearby longhouse during Medieval period. Attached to Prehistoric boundary wall within irregular aggregate field system.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 569 711
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 57 SE 55
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/41/28
  • Old SAM Ref: 22288
  • Pastscape: 440189

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Visible on Royal Air Force / National Monuments Record aerial photographs.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130778, 14/5/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX56977117) Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 6m. Wall 2m wide, 0.7m high. Doorway to south-west is wider than average, possibly indicating re-use during occupation of nearby longhouse during Medieval period. Attached to Prehistoric boundary wall within irregular aggregate field system.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 45 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Visible.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-91 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 23/11/2019. Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-91 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 030° showing grass/moss and bracken cover with a few outcrops of gorse.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. Map 45.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130778, 14/5/1992.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV360208Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122333 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-91.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-91.

Associated Monuments

MDV3790Part of: Hut Settlement north of Stanlake (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7518 - Survey of the Stanlake Prehistoric Settlement
  • EDV8195 - Field Investigation Survey of the Stanlake settlement

Date Last Edited:Nov 25 2019 2:32PM