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An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
Grid ref: SX 6509 8754
This is a prehistoric settlement of stone hut circles, likely dating to the Bronze Age, scattered across the moorland northwest of Scorhill stone circle. The huts are unenclosed, their footprints marked by low stone foundations and rubble spreads that blend into the landscape. They represent domestic life on Dartmoor in an era when the moor was more intensively settled and farmed than it is today.
Walking here, you move through open moorland where the remains are subtle and require attention to spot. The site sits within a wider pattern of Bronze Age occupation across this part of Dartmoor, including burial cairns, ritual monuments and field systems. It offers visitors a sense of how ancient communities adapted to and shaped the high moorland environment.
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