Hut circle 150yds (140m) NE of Moorlands Farm

This hut circle sits on open moorland northeast of Moorlands Farm, a small but significant reminder of Bronze Age life on Dartmoor. Such circles are the stone foundations of roundhouses, typically 4 to 8 metres across, where families lived and worked during the prehistoric period. The site is a scheduled monument, protected for its archaeological importance.

Today the remains are subtle: a low circular bank of stones, easily overlooked among the heather and bracken. Yet it connects you directly to people who farmed and herded on this high ground thousands of years ago. Walking this part of the moor, you'll find similar circles scattered across the landscape, part of a broader pattern of ancient settlement that shaped Dartmoor.

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