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Dartmoor's archaeology and heritage - antiquities, historic buildings and museums.

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Two hut circles, Rippon Tor
Prehistoric Settlements

Two hut circles, Rippon Tor

Two hut circles, 7 m and 7.6 m across inside, with stony walls up to 0.5 m high and a boundary wall of upright stones, on the west slope of Rippon Tor.

Prehistoric Settlements

Two hut circles, Yellowmeade Farm

Two hut circles, each 6 m across inside, with walls up to 0.75 m high, and a length of upright-stone wall that may be an enclosure, on a west slope above the Walkham.

Two kerbed cairns near Swincombe
Cairns & Barrows

Two kerbed cairns near Swincombe

Two kerbed cairns, one with a cist, on the crest of a slope above the Swincombe, both cut by the wall of Joan Ford's newtake.

Two large cairns, Scorhill Farm
Cairns & Barrows

Two large cairns, Scorhill Farm

Two large round cairns on Gidleigh Common, 12.8 m by 11.7 m and 12 m across, the southern with two rings of edge-set stones, 13 m apart.

Two oval enclosures on Dockwell Ridge
Prehistoric Settlements

Two oval enclosures on Dockwell Ridge

Two oval enclosures, 50 m by 47 m and 36 m by 30 m, with strong earth and stone banks, on the lower north-east slopes of Dockwell Ridge.

Dartmoor quiz
“Dartmoor soaked up this illumination like a sponge, and did not waken at its tepid touch.”

Who wrote this?

Eden Phillpotts. From The Whirlwind (1907).

Worth a visit
Two ring cairns near Lower Blackaton
Prehistoric Settlements

Two ring cairns near Lower Blackaton

Two ring cairns, 6.1 m and 10 m across inside, on a north-facing slope above the West Webburn, the eastern with six upright slabs that may mark a cist.

Two round cairns near Sourton Tors
Cairns & Barrows

Two round cairns near Sourton Tors

Two round cairns, 4 m and 3.3 m across, 1 m apart on a north-east slope of Sourton Tors, both with a central hollow from early digging or robbing.

Ugborough War Memorial
Other Heritage Sites

Ugborough War Memorial

Ugborough, Ivybridge

A solemn stone memorial in Ugborough village honouring those lost in the Great War, standing witness to Dartmoor's sacrifice.