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Enclosure WSW of Dockwell Hole
Devon
This scheduled monument is an enclosure of archaeological interest, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age. It sits on open moorland west-southwest of Dockwell Hole, part of the rich pattern of ancient settlement that marks Dartmoor's prehistory. The enclosure would have served as a defended or stock-managing structure, reflecting how people used and organised this landscape thousands of years ago.
Today the site remains as earthworks on the moor. Like many Dartmoor monuments, it speaks to the continuity of settlement and land use across millennia, and rewards those who take time to read the landscape. It lies within the wider context of Bronze Age and Iron Age activity that shaped the moor's character and is protected as a scheduled monument.
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