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| HER Number: | MDV50671 |
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| Name: | Small hut within enclosure south-west of Legis Tor, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Possible hut recorded by Gerrard (1993), but not in later surveys (2005, 2018) Gerrard records hut measuring 2.5 metres in diameter, with wall 0.8 metres wide (up to 0.4 metres high) on the north side and as a terrace on the south. Attached to a boundary wall within an agglomerate enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/4/19
- Old SAM Ref: 22289
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130835 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) Hut circle terraced into the hillslope, and of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 2.5m in diameter and is defined by a 0.8m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high on the north side and as a terrace on the south. Attached to a boundary wall within an agglomerate enclosure.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 111-4, Map 49, Figure 49.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Short curving section of wall shown extending west from the eastern boundary of the main enclosure within Settlement 'A' at Legis Tor.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Possibly visible on the lidar data.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
No hut recorded at this location.
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 recorded on GIS survey layer.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 111-4, Map 49, Figure 49.1. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130835. |
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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123919 ] |
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| SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3979 | Part of: Agglomerate enclosure south-west of Legistor Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
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
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2021 10:17AM |
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