Enclosure with hut circles near Plym Steps

West of Plym Steps lies the remains of a prehistoric settlement, comprising hut circles and an associated enclosure. These earthwork features belong to the Bronze Age period, when scattered communities occupied Dartmoor's high ground, building roundhouses and managing the landscape for grazing and cultivation.

The site sits within the moor's archaeological palimpsest, part of a wider pattern of Bronze Age settlement across Dartmoor. The hut circles and enclosure survive as low earthworks, visible to those who know where to look. The landscape here tells of an era when the moor was more densely populated than many realize.