Settlement on Wigford Down

This scheduled monument preserves the buried or semi-visible remains of an ancient settlement on Wigford Down. The site likely dates to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, when farming communities established themselves across Dartmoor's high ground. What you find today are subtle earthwork features, stone traces and archaeological deposits that speak to persistent human occupation of the moor in prehistory.

The settlement sits within the wider pattern of ancient habitation that shaped Dartmoor's character. Walking the down, you can sense the long continuity of human presence on this landscape, from these early farmers through to the medieval and modern periods. The site is a scheduled monument, protecting what remains from damage and recording its place in our understanding of Dartmoor's past.