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Four hut circles with slab-lined doorways near Leeden Tor
Grid ref: SX 5609 7106
Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1008669) describes four stone hut circles that belong to an unenclosed hut circle settlement on a gentle south-west-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. All four are circular, 4.6 to 7.4 metres across, with walls of stone and earth 0.6 to 1 metre high. All four have doorways lined with slabs. It lies in the parish of Walkhampton, about 0.7 km south of Leeden Tor and 3 km south-east of Sampford Spiney.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1008669, which cites Gerrard, 'Military mortar emplacements on Dartmoor?' (1992), Gibson, Single Monument Class Description: Stone Hut Circles (1987), and the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register (SX57SE5, SX57SE5.1, SX57SE6 and SX57SE6.1).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1008669)
- Grid reference: SX 5609 7106 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
Historic England listed designation: Four stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed settlement 580m south of Leeden Tor
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