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HER Number:MDV7725
Name:Ruined Shelter on north side of Lints Tor Brook

Summary

Primitive, rough stone ruin which must have been a shelter only.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 581 878
Map Sheet:SX58NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/31

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BUILDING (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Le Messurier, B., 08/04/1975, Ruined Hut (Worksheet). SDV266891.

Site visit 08/04/1975. Rough stone ruin 18.28 metres north of stream, on edge of clitter to north of Lints tor. Primitive structure open to the north. 2.43 by 1.21 metres, walls 0.48-0.60 metres thick and 0.67 metres high. Must have been a shelter only. Floor of grass and rock. Some tin streaming remains nearby.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX58NE10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV235895.

Site visit 25th August 1979. Implied that the shelter is located at SX5797 8784.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV235895Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX58NE10. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV266891Worksheet: Le Messurier, B.. 08/04/1975. Ruined Hut. Digital. [Mapped feature: #48492 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5561Related to: Building on the north bank of the Lints Tor Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Building)
MDV5555Related to: Tinners' Hut and shelter on north bank of Lints Tor Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Nov 14 2023 3:51PM