Shavercombe Enclosed Settlement
Database entries
OS Map: SX 59366 66297
OS Source: Constructed
HER: MDV3344
Megalithic Portal: 45576
Alternate name: Shavercombe
Short Name: ES:Shavercombe
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: PDW
Cairn Class: No
Lidar: SX 59366 66297
Nearest Bus Stop: Lee Moor Clearview (4.9 km) [Route: 59]
Nearby sites: SX 59366 66297
Notes
"Shavercombe pound is not circular. There is no hut circle within the pound. It is one of two main enclosures in a scheduled area which also includes three isolated hut circles. The fence or wall consisted of granite with large stones in the bottom courses. There are many long stones like broad gateposts laid lengthwise along both faces of the wall and filled between in the centre with small stones. The upper part was probably similarly faced with smaller blocks."References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER or PMD record above.
- Worth, R. Hansford, The Prehistoric Pounds of Dartmoor, T.D.A. Vol.75 pp.273-302 (1943)