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Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren

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Trowlesworthy Warren is a landscape rich in archaeological remains spanning thousands of years. The site contains evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity, along with later historic use of the moorland. Scattered across the open ground are cairns, earthworks and other traces that speak to how people have lived on and worked Dartmoor across different periods.

This is an exposed, windswept part of the moor where the remains are often subtle and require patience to read. Walking here offers a sense of deep time and the enduring patterns of moorland use. The scheduled monument designation reflects the archaeological importance of the landscape as a whole, not a single dramatic feature.

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Photo: Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons

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