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Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor is a prehistoric earthwork monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns found across the moorland landscape. Its precise dating and functional interpretation remain subjects of archaeological study, though such enclosures typically served residential, ritual, or defensive purposes during the later prehistoric period. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and contributes to the archaeological evidence for early land use and settlement on Dartmoor.
Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012295. View the official record →
Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor is a prehistoric earthwork monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012295.
Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012295.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (10 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (10.2 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (10.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Enclosure south of Lower Hartor Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.