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Summary

Oval enclosure east of an agglomerated enclosure south-east of Yealm Steps of 18 metres by 16 metres with walls 0.5 metrses wide by 0.4 metres high

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010805: Enclosure east of an agglomerated enclosure south-east of Yealm Steps
• SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later tin streamworking on the Ranny Brook on Penn Moor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66SW102
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 901454
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/250
• Old SAM Ref: 10853

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 187, 202, Map 52 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Ranny Brook E. is an enclosure at SX623636 with a possible hut circle. It seems to have been based on the river, though both ends of the boundary wall now terminate at the edge of the excavations. The still substantaial downhill perimeter contains some large slabs, but it tapers away on the slopes and the upper wall is breached in several places as a result of tinning activity. The stone free interior seems to be empty of any buildings, though a circular mound attached to the highest point of the boundary may be an overgrown hut circle.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010805 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This enclosure lies on a south facing slope some 200 metres east of an agglomerated enclosure, which lies south-east of Yealm Steps and north of Ranny Brook. It consists of a bank of stone and earth 0.5 metres in width and 0.4 metres in height, encompassing an oval area 18 metres by 16 metres in length and breadth. This enclosure is near a concentration of enclosures and hut circles north of the confluence of Ranny Brook and the River Yealm.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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