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Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm

England
List entry 1020011
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020011
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59082 65622
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm is a post-medieval agricultural structure located in Devon. The building dates to the early modern period and represents the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of Dartmoor farming communities. Its rectangular plan and construction reflect the practical requirements of farm management during this era, when outlying buildings served functions including storage and animal husbandry in support of the main farmstead. The structure forms part of the broader Hentor Farm complex, demonstrating the spatial organisation of agrarian settlement on the moor.

Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020011. View the official record →

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What is Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm?

Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm is a post-medieval agricultural structure located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020011.

Who is responsible for protecting Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm?

Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm 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 1020011.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (6.4 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (7.6 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (7.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
6.4 km
Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
7.6 km
Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
7.9 km
One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
8 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir
8.3 km
Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
9 km
Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
9 km
Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm

Rectangular building 420m north west of Hen Tor, forming an outlying part of Hentor Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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