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Enclosed prehistoric settlement near Higher Tor

Grid ref: SX 6151 9169

Main image: Photo: Guy Wareham (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons

The site sits 230 metres east of Higher Tor, positioned on moorland that has held human occupation for thousands of years.

  • Period: Bronze Age
  • Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1017987)
  • Grid reference: SX 6151 9169 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)

The full official description is in the Historic England record linked above.

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