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Summary

One of three huts within enclosure on the moderate southern flank of Legis Tor. Remains consist of a level platform 3.9 metres in diameter enclosed by boulder walls 1.0 metre wide and 0.5 metres high.

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 SAM Ref Revised: 22289
• Old SAM Ref: 10699
• Pastscape: 438914

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130869 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(22/02/1993) Small kidney-shaped enclosure with attached stone hut circles forming part of an extensive prehistoric settlement.
Hut C (attached to southern boundary of enclosure) is of the simple plan, single orthostat and rubble bank walling type. The interior measures 4.5m in diameter and the surrounding wall is 1.3m wide and 0.6m high.

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

Hut circle attached to the exterior of the southern perimeter wall of the enclosure within Settlement 'C' at Legis Tor.

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

(07/02/2005) One of three huts within enclosure on the moderate southern flank of Legis Tor.
Three of the huts are incorporated in the walls of a kidney-shaped enclosure measuring 41.5m north-south by 27m at the northern end of the site. See related records.
SX 5746 6536. A level platform 3.9m in diameter enclosed by boulder walls 1.0m wide and 0.5m high.

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

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

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.

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: 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

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