Grimspound

Also known as Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor

thumb|Grimspound, with Hookney Tor on the horizon thumb|Entrance to one of the buildings within Grimspound

Wikidata facts

Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Manaton
Owned by: English Heritage
Operator: English Heritage
Official website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/grimspound
Image: Eastern end of Grimspound.jpg

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Commons category: Grimspound
heritage designation: scheduled monument
OS grid reference: SX7007380739

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Early descriptions
Excavation
Post-excavation
Geophysical survey
Location
Description
The hut circles
Other objects
References
External links

thumb|Grimspound, with Hookney Tor on the horizon thumb|Entrance to one of the buildings within Grimspound

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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