Grimspound
Sign in to saveAlso 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
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- www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/grimspound
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- Eastern end of Grimspound.jpg
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- History
- Early descriptions
- Excavation
- Post-excavation
- Geophysical survey
- Location
- Description
- The hut circles
- Other objects
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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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