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HER Number:MDV113996
Name:Fragment of wall 400 metres south-south-east of Legis Tor

Summary

Isolated fragment of heavily overgrown wall running approximately north-south, situated within clitter. Composed of large boulders. A hut circle lies close to its east side.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 572 651
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WALL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, Page 73, number 102.196a (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.

Wall running from SX5729 6509 - SX5727 6517. Isolated fragment of heavily overgrown wall situated within clitter. Composed of large boulders. A hut circle (MDV113995) lies close to its east side. Dimensions: Length 85 metres by 1.5 metres wide by 0.30 metres high. Orientation: north-north-west by south-south-east.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV166309Report - non-specific: National Trust and English Heritage. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 102.130. A4 Comb Bound. Page 73, number 102.196a. [Mapped feature: #73344 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV25265Related to: Bank at Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument)
MDV56759Related to: Enclosure south of River Plym at Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument)
MDV113995Related to: Hut circle and enclosure 500 metres south-south-east of Legis Tor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon

Date Last Edited:Dec 18 2015 9:32AM