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Prehistoric enclosed settlement 950m north east of Ditsworthy Warren House
Devon
This scheduled monument preserves the earthwork traces of a settlement dating to the Bronze Age or earlier Iron Age, when Dartmoor's higher ground supported scattered communities. The enclosure would have contained roundhouses and associated structures, their positions marked today by low banks and ditches visible across the moorland.
Walking these upland acres, you can sense the practical choices of ancient inhabitants: proximity to water, grazing land, and shelter from the exposed slopes. The site forms part of a wider pattern of prehistoric settlement across Dartmoor, evidence of how thoroughly the moor was once worked and inhabited.
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