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Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren is a complex of archaeological features located on Dartmoor in Devon, encompassing evidence of human activity spanning several distinct historical periods. The site contains Bronze Age components, including burial cairns and associated ritual monuments typical of Dartmoor's extensive prehistoric landscape, alongside later medieval and post-medieval elements reflecting continued use of the moorland terrain. The physical remains preserve evidence of settlement patterns and land use practices across a considerable chronological span, with the Bronze Age elements representing the most substantial and archaeologically significant phases of occupation. The site's designation as multi-period reflects the palimpsest of activity documented across the Dartmoor uplands, where Bronze Age monuments frequently coexist with evidence of later medieval and early modern moorland exploitation.
Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019082. View the official record →
Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren is a complex of archaeological features located on Dartmoor in Devon, encompassing evidence of human activity spanning several distinct historical periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019082.
Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019082.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (6.2 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (6.3 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Multi-period remains at Hentor Warren stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.