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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hound Tor EnclosureCountry: England County: Devon Type: Causewayed Enclosure
Nearest Village: Manaton
Map Ref: SX74307897
Latitude: 50.596880N Longitude: 3.777392W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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markj99 visited on 12th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Hound Tor impressive outcrops form a natural enclosure. It is easy to see why ancient people would choose this elevated location as a defensive location.
lauraaurora visited on 31st May 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 26th Feb 2019 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Being such a beautiful day, I walk up to the top of Hound Tor before the sun goes down. Beautiful up here in the low sunlight. With views all around. I even climb up to the top of the bare granite rock tor, grazing my fingers on the rough stone in the process. I am a bit wary of being up here alone, and my legs are giving a bit of trouble getting down, but it was worth it. Didn't see much of an enclosure here, but wasn't looking for one to be honest.
Andy B heidavey have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 4
This site is situated on a hilltop in the high moorland toward the east edge of Dartmoor. A poorly preserved and difficult to see stone wall incorporates outcrops of the tor (Oswald et al. 2001, 159).
The outcrops themselves are among the most impressive of those found within the tor enclosure group. Situated a little way in from the east edge of Dartmoor. Oriented to the east.
There is a sharp drop and reasonable views to the east, but the ground climbs on the moor-side and the surrounding higher tors block views in this direction.
Source: The Early Neolithic Tor Enclosures of Southwest Britain, Simon R. Davies
The University of Birmingham Ph.D Thesis (PDF)
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