Hillforts & Earthworks
Cotley Castle
Longdown, Chudleigh
Enigmatic Iron Age earthworks hidden in Dartmoor's high moorland, their purpose still debated by archaeologists.
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Weathered stone ruins of a moorland farm, slowly being reclaimed by Dartmoor's granite-strewn landscape.
Hillforts & Earthworks
Hembury Castle Site
Mill Leat, Buckfastleigh
Iron Age hilltop fort with sweeping views across Dartmoor, where ancient ramparts still command the moorland skyline.
Dartmoor quiz
Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography
Which Dartmoor tor is this?
Other Heritage Sites
Motte and Bailey
Mill Leat, Buckfastleigh
A Norman earthwork rising from open moorland, where ancient ramparts still command the high ground after nearly a thousand years.
Prehistoric Settlements
Grimspound
The best-preserved prehistoric enclosed settlement on Dartmoor, between Hameldown and Hookney Tor, with its walls, hut circles and the old arguments over what it was for.
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Clapper Bridge
Stone slabs spanning a moorland stream, a bridge built to last centuries on the open moor.
Stone Circles
White Moor Stone Circle and Cairn
A stone circle of 18 stones, 20.2 m across, on the saddle between Hound Tor and Little Hound Tor, with a small cairn beside it. Five stones were re-erected in the 1890s.
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Buckland Abbey
Milton Combe, Tavistock
A Tudor monastery turned private home, Buckland Abbey sits in wooded valleys south of Dartmoor with genuine historical weight.
Attractions & Visitor Sites
Hisley Bridge
Lustleigh, Bovey Tracey
A modest stone bridge crossing the East Dart River, testament to centuries of moorland travel and trade.
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