Grimspound
Bronze Age settlement on Dartmoor in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Big Big Train album, see Grimspound (album).
See also: Bronze Age Britain
Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall. The name was first recorded by the Reverend Richard Polwhele in 1797; it was probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon god of war, Grim (more commonly known as Woden, or Odin).
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Location | Dartmoor |
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Region | England |
Coordinates | 50.6133°N 3.837°W / 50.6133; -3.837 |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Site notes | |
Ownership | English Heritage |
Public access | Yes |
Official name | Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor |
Designated | 26 November 1928 |
Reference no. | 1014667 |
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In 1893 an archaeological dig was carried out by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, which recorded many details of Grimspound as well as, controversially, making a reconstruction of the site.
The site was designate as a scheduled monument in 1928.[1]