Grimspound Village Dartmoor
Late Bronze Age·Dartmoor Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Devon, United Kingdom
Adrian Farwell · CC BY 3.0
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About Grimspound Village Dartmoor
Grimspound Village Dartmoor at Devon, United Kingdom is a Late Bronze Age ancient village of the Dartmoor Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1300 BCE for pound-walled village 24 hut circles. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersGrimspound Village Dartmoor at Devon, United Kingdom is a Late Bronze Age ancient village of the Dartmoor Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1300 BCE for pound-wall
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1300 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age
- Culture
- Dartmoor Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Pound-walled village 24 hut circles
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Grimspound Village Dartmoor
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Grimspound Village Dartmoor
On the ground
Structures & features
50.6130° N · 3.8380° W · 444 m · 4 mapped features
- Grimspound Village Dartmoor Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Grimspound Village Dartmoor – central pound-walled village 24 hut circles element with stratified deposits50.6131° N · 3.8380° W
- Grimspound Village Dartmoor Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Grimspound Village Dartmoor defining settlement or ritual space50.6129° N · 3.8379° W
- Grimspound Village Dartmoor Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Grimspound Village Dartmoor ceremonial landscape50.6131° N · 3.8381° W
- Grimspound Village Dartmoor Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management50.6129° N · 3.8381° W
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