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Summary

Gerrard (1993) recorded a hut measuring 4 metres in diameter with wall 1.2 metres wide (up to 0.3 metres high) on the east side and as a buried feature on the west. He suggests this hut may have been partly robbed during the construction of the agglomerate enclosure in which it sits, and proposes if this is the case this hut might belong to an earlier settlement. Later survey in 2005 and 2018 didn't identify a hut 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 69
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/4/9
• Old SAM Ref: 22289
• Pastscape: 438698

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130825 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(22/2/1993) SX 5690 6519 Hut circle forming terrace into the hillslope, and of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 4m in diameter and is defined by a 1.2m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high on the east side and as a buried feature on the west. This hut may have been partly robbed during the construction of the agglomerate enclosure in which it sits, and if this is the case this hut would appear to belong to an earlier settlement.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 111-114, Map 49, Figure 49.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Small circular feature shown on the west side of the western enclosure within Settlement 'A' at Legis Tor.

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

No hut recorded here.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Circle 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.

Not depicted on GIS layers related to this survey; unlikely feature.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019876 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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

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