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Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
Devon
These coaxial fields and settlement remains lie on the open moorland north and north-west of Hartland Tor, forming part of the Bronze Age agricultural landscape that shaped Dartmoor. The regular, grid-like pattern of the field boundaries, known as coaxial fields, suggests deliberate planning and community effort to divide and work the land. Traces of settlement sites scattered across the area hint at families and groups who made their lives here on the high moor.
Today the site remains largely as earthworks and ground features visible across the heather and grass. Walking here, you move through a palimpsest of ancient land use, where the bones of Dartmoor's prehistoric past still order the view. The monuments sit as scheduled protection against damage, marking this corner of the moor as significant to understanding how people lived and worked the high ground in prehistory.
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