Dartmoor National Park

Archaeological sites in Dartmoor National Park

Archaeological Wonders of Dartmoor

Dartmoor National Park contains an exceptional concentration of archaeological remains, spanning from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. This collection includes the Bronze Age hut circles of Grimspound, the extensive megalithic stone rows at Merrivale, and the 13th-century stone longhouses of the Hound Tor medieval village. These sites demonstrate thousands of years of human activity, including prehistoric ritual landscapes, fortified Norman motte-and-bailey castles like Okehampton, and the monastic remnants of Tavistock Abbey.

Archaeological Wonders of Dartmoor — Map

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Grimspound

Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England.

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Okehampton Castle

Remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle built between 1068 and 1086. It was later converted into a palatial residence before being dismantled in the 16th century.

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Grey Wethers

Grey Wethers consists of a pair of prehistoric stone circles, situated on grassy plateau to the north of Postbridge, Dartmoor, in the…

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Scorhill Stone Circle

Scorhill Stone Circle is now the common name for Gidleigh Stone Circle or Steep Hill Stone Circle, one of Devon's biggest and most intact…

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Merrivale Stone Row (West)

A Bronze Age double stone row forming part of the extensive Merrivale ceremonial complex. The row runs approximately 182 meters and terminates at a blocking stone.

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Merrivale Standing Stone

A 3.8-meter-high prehistoric menhir located within the Merrivale archaeological complex, situated near the stone rows and a large stone circle.

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Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Vilage

Excavated ruins of a 13th-century settlement consisting of several stone longhouses and barns. The village was abandoned in the late 14th or early 15th century.

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Arch of Abbey Cloisters

A surviving 15th-century archway from the cloisters of the Benedictine Tavistock Abbey, which was once the wealthiest abbey in Devon before its dissolution in 1539.

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Brisworthy stone circle

Brisworthy stone circle is a stone circle on Dartmoor, Devon. It is located three miles east of the A386, northeast of the village of Shaugh…

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Fernworthy Circle

A Bronze Age stone circle consisting of 27 closely set granite slabs. It forms part of a larger ritual landscape including stone rows and burial cairns near Fernworthy Reservoir.

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