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HER Number:MDV50262
Name:Hut circle in settlement northof Hart Tor, Walkhampton

Summary

Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 4.3 metres. Wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.2 metres high. A fragmentary field system lies to the east.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 582 723
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67SE20
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/42/54
  • Old SAM Ref: 22320

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SE20, SX67SE20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV276586.

Visited on 16th June 1980. Centred at SX58587244 is an open settlement of 39 huts covering nearly 5 hectares of a heather-covered south-west slope between 360 metres and 388 metres OD. Some huts are densely overgrown and in poor condition but all appear to be of Type 2.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130745, (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5827 7241) Hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 4.3 metres. Wall 1.1 metres wide, 0.2 metres high. A fragmentary field system lies to the east.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Not shown at settlement at 'HartTor North'.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Faintly visible on the aerial photographs.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-103 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 15/11/2019. Monument not found at given location. Area covered with roughly grazed grass. Photo not taken.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011188 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes a stone hut circle lying on a west facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Meavy and forming part of a large unenclosed stone hut circle settlement situated between Devil's Bridge and Hart Tor. The hut is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 4.3 metres in diameter and the 1.1 metres wide wall stands up to 0.2 metres high.

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. 53-54, Map 46, Figure 46.1.
SDV276586Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67SE20.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130745,.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122725 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-103.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1011188.

Associated Monuments

MDV3791Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50246Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50246Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50246Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50246Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50252Related to: Hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4937Related to: Hut circle N in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4923Related to: Hut circle O in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV50253Related to: Stone hut circle in settlement north of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7517 - Survey of Har Tor tin works
  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Apr 8 2021 10:30AM