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Summary

A small single-roomed shelter on the west-facing slope above the left bank of the River Avon. The structure measures 2.6 metres N to S by 1.1m internally with coursed boulder walls 0.8m wide and a maximum 1.1m high. A well defined entrance is positioned in the NE corner and a small cupboard recess lies at the foot of the S wall. This feature lies within a concentration of small tin pits and is partly built into a spoil heap. It does not resemble a tinners hut in form or location and would seem to be more closely linked with the warrening activities in the area. Shelter of post medieval origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66NE96
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1059659

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SHELTER (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(18/10/1995) SX6552366953. A small single-roomed shelter is situated on the moderate W-facing slope above the left bank of the River Avon opposite its confluence with Heng Lake. The structure measures 2.6m N to S by 1.1m internally with coursed boulder walls 0.8m wide and a maximum 1.1m high. A well defined entrance is positioned in the NE corner and a small cupboard recess lies at the foot of the S wall.
This feature lies within a concentration of small tin pits and is partly built into a spoil heap. It does not resemble a tinners hut in form or location and would seem to be more closely linked with the warrening activities in the area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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