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This scheduled monument preserves the earthworks of a medieval settlement that once occupied the slopes north east of Lowery Tor. The site consists of dispersed house platforms and enclosures, traces of a community that adapted to life on the high moor. Such settlements are characteristic of Dartmoor's medieval period, when the moorland supported more people and cultivation than it does today.
Visitors walking across this open moorland will find subtle landscape features rather than dramatic structures. The low banks and platforms are easiest to spot in low sunlight or after rain. Standing here, you can sense how inhabitants would have used the natural contours for shelter and worked the surrounding land. The site contributes to understanding how Dartmoor's population and economy shifted over centuries.
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