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HER Number: | MDV43601 |
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Name: | Hut settlement at Legis Tor |
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Summary
Extensive prehistoric hut circle settlement to the south and south-west of Legis Tor, overlaid by the later Legis Tor Warren.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 574 653 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/363
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/535
- Old SAM County Ref: 591
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 22289
- Old SAM Ref: 10702
- Old SAM Ref: 22289
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ancient Monuments, 1990, Schedule notes (Schedule Document). SDV235493.
Unenclosed hut settlement consisting of 6 hut circles, 2 conjoined, lying in linear group over an area approximately 140m by 30m. Diameters 7m to 10m; walls 1.5m thick, 0.6m high. Entrances usually to south. The two conjoined huts have an entrance between each other and one hut has a possible porch.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130863-8 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Extensive prehistoric hut circle settlement to the south and south-west of Legis Tor, overlaid by the later Legis Tor Warren. See related records.
NB: MPP 22289(p) is a revision of SAM 10702.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV235493 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1990. Schedule notes. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130863-8. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV127308 | Related to: Enclosure containing pillow mounds at Legistor Warren (Monument) |
MDV3367 | Related to: Enclosures south of Legis Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2020 4:32PM |
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