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An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
Devon
This scheduled monument is the earthwork trace of a prehistoric settlement, likely dating to the Bronze Age when such enclosed communities were common across Dartmoor. The site sits 230 metres east of Higher Tor, positioned on moorland that has held human occupation for thousands of years. Visitors will find subtle but distinct banks and ditches marking the settlement's boundaries, evidence of the way people once ordered their domestic space on the high moor.
Walking here, you are reading the landscape as Bronze Age people shaped it. The enclosure speaks of livestock management, shelter from exposure, and the routines of moorland life in prehistory. Like many Dartmoor settlements of this age, it sits where it could command views and access to grazing and water. The site remains largely undisturbed and is best understood on foot, moving slowly enough to notice the ground's contours.
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