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Summary

One of at least 13 huts associated with a complex enclosure south of Legis Tor. This hut has orthostatic walls 0.9 metres high, enclosing an internal area 4.4 metres in diameter. A well-defined entrance lies in the south side. May have been excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1895.

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: SX 56 NE 69
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/4/18
• Old SAM Ref: 22289
• Pastscape: 438698

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Baring Gould, S., 1896, Third Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 184-9 (Article in Serial). SDV260468.

Amery Adams, E. + Dewey, H., 1950, Spindle Whorls Found in Devonshire, 326 (Article in Serial). SDV147932.

Spindle whorl found in hut, near hearth between two pairing stones. 3 inches in diameter, 7.5 inches thick, made from baked clay. This is the first instance and so far the only example of a whorl found by the Committee from a Dartmoor hut (citing, Gould, 1896, Page 185, Plate 8).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130834 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(22/02/1993) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and of the hooked porch plan and double orthostat walling type. Interior measures 4.5m in diameter and is defined by a 1.5m wide wall standing up to 1m high. The doorway faces south and is lined on both sides with slabs, although the one on the e side has slipped into the passageway. A spread of stones, 2.7m long and 0.9m wide leading from the w side of the doorway may represent a hooked porch.
This hut was excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1895, and this work revealed a paved floor, a central hearth, a cooking hole, a large number of cooking stones, a flint flake and sherds of pottery from a single bowl.

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

Hut Circle '2' of 4.1 metres diameter is rather oval. During excavation in 1985-6 it was found to have two steps at the south-eastern entrance leading down to a partly paved floor. A flint flake and a broken spindle whorl were found within with fragments of an urn in one of the cooking pits.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.

Visible.

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

(15/02/2005) One of 13 hut circles within a field system on the lower south and south-west flanks of Legis Tor. All but one of the huts are contained within five irregular, adjoining enclosures to the south of the settlement. The hut circles are largely integral with the enclosure banks though several are free-standing. All the huts have level interiors unless otherwise stated. Few display obvious entrances. All diameters are internal. Described separately; see related records.
SX 5703 6523. Orthostatic walls 0.9m high enclose an area 4.4m in diameter. A well-defined entrance lies in the south side.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photogrph.

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 GIS survey layer.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

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

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV8211 - SPINDLE WHORL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

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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