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Summary

A disturbed stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. Some masonry of the double-faced walls remains in places where the internal diameter of the hut between in situ remains is 3.8m, but other sections of the walls are spread to 2.2m wide. A probable entrance opening is visible on the southern side of the circle. Surveyed in March 2022.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019876: Prehistoric settlement, three round cairns and a post-medieval rabbit warren at Legis Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE148
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/171/3
• Old SAM Ref: 22289

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130872 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

22/02/1993 (SX 5747 6535) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and of the simple plan and double orthostat walling type. Interior measures 4.7m in diameter and is defined by a 1.4m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. A gap in the surrounding wall facing south-south-east and lined on both sides represents an original doorway.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 111-4, Map 49, Figure 49.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle to the east of the enclosure within Settlement 'C' at Legis Tor.

Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.

(07/02/2005) Two huts lie to the east of this enclosure on the moderate southern flank of Legis Tor.
SX 5748 6537. A sub-circular platform measuring 4.4m north-south by 3.8m internally with walls 1.5m wide and 0.6m high. A possible entrance lies in the east side.

Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360517.

Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.

Depicted on the GIS survey layer.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019876 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within Scheduled area.

Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.

A stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. SX 57484 65366. A disturbed stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. Some masonry of the double-faced walls remains in places where the internal diameter of the hut between in situ remains is 3.8m, but other sections of the walls are spread to 2.2m wide. A probable entrance opening is visible on the southern side of the circle. Surveyed at 1:1000 scale using GPS, 25 March 2022.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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
• EDV8917 - Survey of the archaeological features on Ringmoor Down

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