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Enclosed prehistoric settlement near Longaford Tor
Grid ref: SX 6099 7758
On walking routes: The Lichway
This enclosed prehistoric settlement lies on open moorland south west of Longaford Tor, part of the dense pattern of ancient habitation that covers Dartmoor's high ground. The site consists of earthwork remains, likely dating to the Bronze Age, when scattered communities lived and farmed across the moor in small clusters of round houses. The enclosing banks and internal features are still visible in the landscape today, though subtle and best understood on the ground.
Walking this part of Dartmoor, you encounter not isolated monuments but the everyday traces of prehistoric life. These settlements sat within a working landscape of fields, cairns and burial sites, evidence of a time when the moor supported more people than it does now. The site is a Scheduled Monument, reflecting its importance to understanding how people lived on Dartmoor thousands of years ago.
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