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HER Number: | MDV62024 |
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Name: | Two small enclosures on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Two small enclosures attached to either side of the Great Western Reave. The walling is up to 1.4 metres wide and 0.7 metres high and composed of rubble with the occasional edge set orthostat.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 560 712 |
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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: SX57SE94
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440294
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/185
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/185/5
- Old SAM Ref: 34425(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 106g/UK, 1190/3269 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 24th February 1946.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE94, SX57SE94 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV270795.
(04/08/1980) At SX 55987123 on a south-west slope around 351m. O.D. and attached to a reave (SX 57 SE 137) are the remains of a settlement consisting of two enclosures and six hut circles.
The northern enclosure lies in an area of erosion gullies, clitter and bracken and consists of low rubble and boulder walling 0.9m. wide and 0.3m. high. It is sub-oval in plan and measures 42m. by 23.5m., the longer axis following the reave which forms the south-east side. The south-west end terminates on a hut which is built against the reave whereas the north-east end terminates on the reave itself. Within the enclosure there is an upright slab (SX 57 SE 92).
The second enclosure, of similar construction, appears to have been stripped out and only fragments of walling are visible.
The six huts are of Type 1 (SX 56 SE 19), with level interiors and diameters averaging 2.7m. Their walling averages 0.6m. wide and 0.3m. high, with south-west facing entrances visible on the northernmost and southernmost huts.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, Ordnance Survey Drawing (Cartographic). SDV270058.
Group of four or more hut circles centred on the Great Western Reave with associated enclosures.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two hut circles are visible and recorded at SX55987118 and SX55987111 on 1946 aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152604 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(21/03/2000) Two enclosures attached to the Great Western Reave on Walkhampton Common. Two small enclosures attached to either side of the Great Western Reave. The walling is up to 1.4 metres wide and 0.7 metres high and composed of rubble with the occasional edge set orthostat.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Settlement 'E' at Leeden Tor South includes two enclosures built on either side of the west reave and are associated with six small buildings with diameters between 2.0 to 2.5 metres.
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(11/05/2007) The fragmentary huts and enclosures were recorded at 1:2500 scale.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 09/04/2019. Enclosures are in reasonable condition- were probably never in great condition - rubble construction
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019589 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The prehistoric settlement lies adjacent to the Great Western Reave at NGR SX56007126 and includes at least six stone hut circles and two enclosures. The stone hut circles survive as banks each surrounding a circular or oval internal area which varies between 2.54 square metres and 7.5 square metres. The heights of the surrounding walls vary between 0.3 metres and 0.5 metres. One of the hut has a visible doorway, all six are butted to the Great Western Reave and two are in turn butted by enclosure walling. These relationships indicate that the reave was constructed first, followed by the stone hut circles and finally the enclosures.
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. 36-7, Map 45, Figure 45.1. |
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SDV270058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1982. Ordnance Survey Drawing. Map (Paper). |
SDV270795 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX57SE94. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57SE94. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152604. |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 106g/UK, 1190/3269. |
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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. |
SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019589. [Mapped feature: #134676 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV28499 | Related to: Boundary stone standing within an enclosure attached to the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV15036 | Related to: Great Western Reave (southern section), Walkhampton Common (Monument) |
MDV62018 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV62021 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV62019 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV62020 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV62022 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
MDV62023 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on the Great Western Reave, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 8 2021 11:27AM |
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