Grimspound
A late Bronze Age settlement enclosed by a ring of stone walls, with the foundations of more than twenty stone houses surviving inside. It is one of Britain's most complete sites of its kind.
Grimspound is more than 3,000 years old and lies in a valley beneath Hameldon Hill. Inside a granite ring wall about 150 metres in diameter, the foundations of 24 round stone houses survive, and the stone-paved gateway is clearly visible. It is thought to have been a pastoral settlement, and it also appears in The Hound of the Baskervilles. It is managed by English Heritage and open free of charge. From a parking spot beside the B3212 road, follow the stream path uphill for about 10 minutes to reach it. You can continue up Hameldon Hill for views over the moor.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Widecombe-in-the-Moor
- Hound Tor
- Bellever Forest & Tor
- Postbridge Clapper Bridge
- Dartmeet
- Becky Falls
- Castle Drogo
- Haytor Rocks