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Pound NE of Holwell Tor is a prehistoric enclosure located on the high moorland of Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises a roughly circular or oval arrangement of stones forming a substantial defensive or livestock-management structure, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns on Dartmoor. Such punds, or enclosed compounds, served multiple functions including animal husbandry, settlement, and possibly ritual purposes during the later prehistoric period. The site remains visible on the moorland landscape as a testament to the intensive occupation and land use of Dartmoor during the Bronze Age and subsequent periods.
Pound NE of Holwell Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002530. View the official record →
Pound NE of Holwell Tor is a prehistoric enclosure located on the high moorland of Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002530.
Pound NE of Holwell 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 1002530.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval farmstead 340m south east of Cold East Cross (4 km), Hut circles and fields on Buckland Common (4.4 km), Earthworks in Boro' Wood (6.2 km).
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