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Summary

A stone hut circle located just to the north of an incomplete enclosure wall on the southern slopes of Legis Tor. This hut has been disturbed and is in poor condition, with little in-situ stone and no visible entrance. The internal diameter is approximately 5.2m and the walls have become spread to 2.7m wide. The hut is part of an extensive complex of prehistoric settlement and enclosure spread over the southern slopes of Legis Tor (MDV3326).

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/72/4
• Old SAM Ref: 22289
• Pastscape: 438701

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 130858 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

22/02/1993 Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and is of the simple plan and double orthostat walling type. The interior of the structure measures 6m in diameter and is defined by a 2m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high. This hut lies 0.4m north of a broadly contemporary enclosure boundary bank.

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

Hut circle on the north side of the northern boundaRY of Settlement 'B' at Legis Tor.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Visible on the lidar data.

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

(07/02/2005) A single hut lies outside the north wall of the western, incomplete, enclosure at SX 5724 6533. Measuring 5.0m in diameter the interior of this hut is partially obscured by cleared stone.

Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360517.

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 on GIS survey layer.

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 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.

A stone hut circle associated with an extensive settlement of huts and enclosures, south of Legis Tor. SX 57240 65328. A stone hut circle located just to the north of an incomplete enclosure wall on the southern slopes of Legis Tor. This hut has been disturbed and is in poor condition, with little in-situ stone and no visible entrance. The internal diameter is approximately 5.2m and the walls have become spread to 2.7m wide. The hut is part of an extensive complex of prehistoric settlement and enclosure spread over the southern slopes of Legis Tor (3326)

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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