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This scheduled monument preserves the remains of prehistoric fields and settlements lying north east of Venford Reservoir. The site forms part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system, a distinctive pattern of land division that reflects Bronze Age and later settlement on Dartmoor. The regular, parallel field boundaries running across the moorland landscape suggest careful planning and long-term land management by ancient communities.
Today the site is visible as low stone banks and field boundaries crossing the open moor, often subtle against the surrounding terrain. It offers insight into how Dartmoor was organized and farmed thousands of years ago, and how people adapted to this upland landscape. The fields sit within the broader context of Dartmoor's extensive prehistoric heritage, standing as quiet witnesses to the rhythms of ancient life on the moor.
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