Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1018932) describes a tinners' building on a slight terrace above Cut Combe Water. A drystone wall 0.5 metres wide and up to 0.75 metres high surrounds a rectangle 5.4 metres by 2.9 metres. A gap midway along the north wall is the entrance. A recess in the south wall may be the remains of a cupboard, and a raised platform against the west wall may be a bench or the base of a fireplace. It was probably built and used as a shelter by tinners working the nearby streamwork. It lies in the parish of Dartmoor Forest.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1018932, which cites fieldwork for the Monuments Protection Programme by S. Gerrard (1999). Guy Wareham's comment on the Historic England page notes it is barely visible in the undergrowth; I have not used it.
Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1018932)
Grid reference: SX 5914 8364 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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