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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1002666) describes two enclosures on the lower north-eastern slopes of Dockwell Ridge. The scheduling falls in two areas. The western enclosure is oval, up to 50 metres long by 47 metres wide, with a strongly built earth and stone bank up to 5.5 metres wide and 1.1 metres high and a simple gap entrance on the east side. The eastern enclosure is also oval, up to 36 metres by 30 metres, with earth and stone rubble walling up to 2.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high. Neither has any visible features inside. Other remains nearby are scheduled separately. It lies in the parish of South Brent, about 1.3 km north-east of Shipley Tor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1002666 (updated 18 November 2015), which cites Butler, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol 4 (1993), page 112, and PastScape 441780 and 441785.
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1002666)
- Grid reference: SX 6931 6419 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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