Grimspound stone enclosure on Dartmoor with polygonal masonry construction

City/town/settlement1500 - 500 BC
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Grimspound on Dartmoor (Late Bronze Age): massive stone walls, circular houses. Evidence includes possible long-distance contact and tin trade — though dating and some interpretations remain debated.

Key facts:

- Grimspound is a stone enclosure on Dartmoor dating to the Late Bronze Age (roughly 1400–700 BC), featuring massive enclosing walls and 24 roundhouses

- Features well-preserved stone hut circles and monumental architecture

- Evidence of possible contact with southern European cultures and tin trade warrants further verification

Key facts

  • Grimspound is a stone enclosure built around 1800 BC on Dartmoor
  • Features matching stone blocks and monumental houses with cremation pits
  • Cremation pits contained treasures from distant lands
  • Evidence of extensive contact with cyclopean wall builders in southern Europe
  • Exported precious tin in exchange for fashionable goods
  • Located in landscape with very large blocks carefully piled up

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