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| HER Number: | MDV50633 |
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| Name: | Fragmentary field system on Legis Tor |
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Summary
Fragmentary remains of stony prehistoric enclosure walls which may be contemporary or earlier than the large hut settlement on the lower slopes of Legis Tor. The walls are constructed from granite boulders but are now very low and spread, or survive as lines of intermittent single boulders.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 568 653 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE69
- National Record of the Historic Environment
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/188
- Old SAM Ref: 22289
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130879 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) SX56816529 Field system includes at least three lengths of inter-connected sinuous boundary banks forming part of an extensive prehistoric settlement situated on the south-facing slope of Legis Tor. The banks are linked to stone hut circle [AI: MPP 130878], oval enclosure [AI: MPP 130880 / MDV28521] and the agglomerate enclosure [AI: MPP 130821 / MDV3326]. The full original extent of this field system is not visible at ground level, though further parts of it may survive below the present ground surface.
This field system is probably contemporary with the hut and oval enclosure, but may pre-date the agglomerate enclosure MDV3326. Excavation would be needed to confirm this hypothesis.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Series of lines of field system depicted on the Prehistoric survey layer marked as SX56NE69; agglomerate enclosure also recorded under this number; see separate record(s) for details (MDV3326 and MDV3979).
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
Fragments of prehistoric enclosure walls SW of Legis Tor. SX 56827 65323. Fragmentary remains of stony prehistoric enclosure walls which may be contemporary or earlier than the large hut settlement on the lower slopes of Legis Tor. The walls are constructed from granite boulders but are now very low and spread, or survive as lines of intermittent single boulders.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130879. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129929 Lines of the agglomerated enclosure MDV3979 dealt with separately., ] |
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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
| MDV3326 | Related to: Extensive hut circle settlement south-west of Legis Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV28521 | Related to: Ruined building with enclosure south-west of Legis Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
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 2:41PM |
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