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Summary

Relatively well-preserved solitary hut lying to the east of the enclosure (MDV3367). Hut measures 3.8 metres in internal diameter with walls incorporating large earthfast blocks. It has a level interior though no identifiable entrance (2005 survey). Gerrard (1993) records conjoined huts here.

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 70
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/535/1
• Old SAM Ref: 22289
• Pastscape: 438701

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130863 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

22/02/1993 (SX 5734 6531 ) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and of the conjoined plan, rubble bank and occasional orthostat walling type.
Interior of the western room measures 5.2m in diameter and is defined by a single orthostatic 1.2m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high.
The eastern room measures 4.8m in diameter and is defined by a 1.7m wide rubble wall standing up to 0.6m high. Rubble walls lead off for a short distance from this hut in a north and south direction.

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

South-western of two almost adjoining hut circles between Settlements 'B' and 'C' at Legis Tor.

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

Visible on lidar data.

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

(07/02/2005) A solitary hut lies 35m east of the enclosure south of Legis Tor (MDV3367) at SX 5736 6532. This relatively well-preserved hut measures 3.8m in internal diameter with walls incorporating large earthfast blocks. It has a level interior though no identifiable entrance.

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.

Depicted as a single hut on survey data.

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.

Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 [recorded as MDV50642.] (Report - Survey). SDV365490.

A free-standing hut circle 31m ENE of an enclosed hut settlement on the southern sloped of Legis Tor. SX 57360 65319. A disturbed free-standing hut circle 31m ENE of an enclosed settlement on the lower southern slopes of Legis Tor. The walls probably had inner and outer faces, though only parts of the inner face remain in situ. The internal diameter is approximately 5.1m. Adjacent to the SW of the hut is a circular platform which may represent a second demolished hut. Little stone has survived but a pair of upright door posts are in place on the south side. The hut is part of extensive complex of prehistoric settlement and enclosure spread over the southern slopes of Legis Tor in the Plym valley (3326). Surveyed at 1:1000 scale using GPS, 25 March 2022.

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
• EDV8917 - Survey of the archaeological features on Ringmoor Down

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