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Summary

A semi-circle of stones, and some earthfast boulders 13.5m west of an enclosed hut settlement on the southern slope of Legis Tor, may represent partial remains of a hut circle or, more likely, a clearance heap. The overall width of the feature is 7.8m and the mound is 0.4m high. The stones are mostly small and turf covered. Originally recorded as a hut by the Ordnance Survey in 1977 (and later by Gerrard, 1993), since 2005 the identification of this feature has been questioned.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019876: Prehistoric settlement, three round cairns and a post-medieval rabbit warren at Legis Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/72/2
• Old SAM Ref: 22289

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
• CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130856 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

22/02/1993 (SX 5724 6522) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 4.2m in diameter and is defined by a 1.5m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high.

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

Hut circle within the western part of Settlement 'B' at Legis Tor.

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

(07/02/2005) Within the western, incomplete enclosure (centred SX 57246528), an additional hut is depicted by the Ordnance Survey (1977) at SX 5725 6527. This feature consists of two stone clearance heaps. There is no underlying hut circle.

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 survey layer structure, or stone pile..

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England (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 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.

A partial hut circle or clearance heap. SX 57252 65274. A semi-circle of stones, and some earthfast boulders 13.5m west of an enclosed hut settlement on the southern slope of Legis Tor, may represent partial remains of a hut circle or, more likely, a clearance heap. The overall width of the feature is 7.8m and the mound is 0.4m high. The stones are mostly small and turf covered.

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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