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| HER Number: | MDV128229 |
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| Name: | Possible tor cairn at Legis Tor |
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Summary
A possible tor cairn lies adjacent to the highest northern pile of Legis Tor. It exists as a crude semi-circular earthwork platform 6.8m in diameter and a maximum of 0.5m high attached to a natural platform c. 5m in diameter on the tor itself. The top of the possible cairn is uneven and obscured by dense reeds.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 655 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE316
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1408396
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOR CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(17/02/2005) SX 57056560. A possible tor cairn lies adjacent to the highest northern pile of Legis Tor. It exists as a crude semi-circular earthwork platform 6.8m in diameter and a maximum of 0.5m high attached to a natural platform c. 5m in diameter on the tor itself. The top of the possible cairn is uneven and obscured by dense reeds.
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.
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
Existing record adequate. Not updated for PAL survey 2022.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360517 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV365490 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2022. Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. Table 1. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 20 2023 3:31PM |
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