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Summary

A disturbed stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. Very little of the wall facing remains in situ but the internal diameter is approximately 4.42m and the spread wall remains are 2m wide. Surveyed in March 2022.

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 DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/535/7
• Old SAM Ref: 22289

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130868 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

22/02/1993 (SX 5745 6532) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and of the simple plan and double orthostat walling type. The interior of the structure measures 5m in diameter and is defined by a 2.4m wide wall standing up to 0.8m high.
A wing wall associated with a nearby post-medieval vermin trap (SX56NE-232) is attached to the western wall of this hut.

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

Hut circle to the south of Settlement 'C' at Legis Tor with a 'bury' to the south-east.

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

(07/02/2005) Two huts lie immediately south of the kidney-shaped enclosure and are associated with fragments of crude contemporary walling:
SX 5746 6532. A levelled platform 4.7m in diameter partially obscured by later stone clearance.

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.

Depicted on the GIS survey layer.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPRM-26 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(02/03/2020) Condition of features assessed as ?moderate by volunteer recorders, although vegetation encroachment (heavy bracken) is affecting the site.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photographs taken during March 2020 visit.

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

A stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. SX 57457 65324. A disturbed stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. Very little of the wall facing remains in situ but the internal diameter is approximately 4.42m and the spread wall remains are 2m wide. Surveyed at 1:1000 scale using GPS, 24 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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