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Summary

Two possible huts in enclosure south-west of Shavercombe Tor. They are attached to either side of the partition wall bisecting the enclosure. One is 3.4 metres by 2.4 metres with walls 1.8 metres wide wall by 0.5 metres high. The other is 2 metres diameter with walls 1.6 metres wideby 0.4 metres high

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019082: Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren
• Scheduled Monument 1019082: Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/56/3
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/56/4
• Old SAM County Ref: 496
• Old SAM County Ref: 496
• Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
• Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
• Old SAM Ref: 10682
• Old SAM Ref: 10682

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 140481, 10/5/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5931 6602) Hut C. One of six. Simple plan and earthwork walling type. Interior is oval, 3.4m by 2.4m and is surrounded by a 1.8m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. It is attached to the west side of the partition wall bisecting enclosure.
Hut D (SX 5931 6602). One of six. Simple plan and earthwork walling type. Interior is 2m in diameter and is defined by a 1.6m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high. This hut is attached to the east side of the partition wall bisecting enclosure.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4; Map 49, Figure 49.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Pair of small adjoining hut circles on either side of the wall bisecting enclosure 'C' at 'Shavercombe Tor enclosures'.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 261-2/102.952 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019082 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Within scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

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