Two hut circles on the right bank of Red Brook

These two hut circles sit on the right bank of Red Brook, their low stone rings marking the remains of Bronze Age homes. The circular foundation stones suggest dwellings from the second millennium BC, when Dartmoor's upland was more densely inhabited than it is today. Such hut circles are found across the moor, often in small clusters, and their placement near a watercourse reflects the practical needs of ancient communities.

Today the circles are subtle features in the moorland landscape, best understood when you walk among them and trace their outline against the ground. They form part of the dense archaeological record of Dartmoor's Bronze Age, a time when the climate supported more extensive settlement than later periods allowed. The site is a scheduled monument, protected for its historical importance and as a window into how people lived and adapted to life on the high moor.