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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1021058) describes a prehistoric enclosed settlement on a south-facing slope at the foot of Higher Hartor Tor, above the River Plym, close to the stone rows at Drizzlecombe. It is an oval enclosure 60 metres by 45 metres inside, bounded by an earthwork bank 2.4 metres wide and up to 0.7 metres high, with four hut circles inside. The huts are circular or oval banks round spaces of 7.1 to 28.3 square metres, averaging 17, with rubble walls 0.3 to 0.7 metres high. One has a visible doorway and another an annex. It lies in the parish of Sheepstor, about 0.7 km north of Shavercombe Tor and 3.4 km east of Sheepstor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1021058, which cites Butler, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities (1994), page 127.
- Period: Prehistoric
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1021058)
- Grid reference: SX 5921 6678 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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