Scheduled MonumentsEnglandGrimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor

Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor

England
List entry 1014667
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014667
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.82 hectares
Grid reference
SX 70073 80739
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Grimspound is a Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon, situated between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor. The site comprises a partially enclosed settlement with an associated field system, featuring the remains of multiple roundhouses arranged within a defensive or livestock-containing boundary. The monument dates to the mid to late Bronze Age, representing a significant example of domestic occupation and agricultural organisation during the prehistoric period. The site also contains evidence of post-medieval activity in the form of two caches, indicating continued use or interest in the location into more recent centuries.

Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014667. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor?

Grimspound is a Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon, situated between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014667.

Who is responsible for protecting Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor?

Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown 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 1014667.

What other scheduled monuments are near Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (9.4 km), Pound at Newbridge (9.6 km), Two cairns at Ausewell Rocks (9.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor

Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor

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