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Summary

A sub-rectangular pen enclosure, previously described as a hut circle and a shelter (though it seems rather large for either) built into the SE interior corner of enclosure B within the multi-phase enclosure complex in Legistor Warren. The poorly defined rubble walls, which are barely visible beneath vegetation are up to 1.1m wide and 0.4m high. They are ruinous and spread and define an irregular area of approximately 7.8m by 5.2m.

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/4/8
• Old SAM Ref: 22289

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PEN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
• (Former Type) SHELTER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130824 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

22/02/1993 (SX 56946516) Post-medieval shelter attached to an agglomerate enclosure forming part of an extensive Prehistoric settlement. It is composed of rubble walling, 1m wide and 0.3m high, defining a rectangular interior area measuring 7m north-south by 5m east-west. It is possible that this structure was built on top of an earlier stone hut circle.

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

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 2018 GIS survey layers as a shelter/structure, rather than a hut circle.

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

A sub-rectangular pen within a large hut settlement on the Lower slopes of Legis Tor. SX 56940 65157. A sub-rectangular pen enclosure, previously described as a hut circle and a shelter (though it seems rather large for either) built into the SE interior corner of enclosure B within the multi-phase enclosure complex in Legistor Warren. The poorly defined rubble walls, which are barely visible beneath vegetation are up to 1.1m wide and 0.4m high. They are ruinous and spread and define an irregular area of approximately 7.8m by 5.2m.

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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