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Enclosure north-east of Brisworthy Plantation
Devon
This scheduled monument is an enclosure of prehistoric date, most likely Bronze Age or Iron Age, situated on the high moorland north-east of Brisworthy Plantation. The earthwork consists of a banked and ditched boundary that once defined a domestic or pastoral enclosure, a form common across Dartmoor where communities maintained livestock and seasonal settlements among the open moor.
Today the enclosure survives as a subtle earthwork in the heather and grass. Its position on the moor reflects the long history of settlement and land use across Dartmoor's uplands, where people have grazed stock and built communities for thousands of years. The site offers context for understanding how Dartmoor's landscape was shaped and managed in prehistoric times.
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