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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kestor Settlement Alternative Name: Kestor Enclosed SettlementCountry: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Chagford Nearest Village: Teigncombe
Map Ref: SX66538633 Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 50.661304N Longitude: 3.889765W
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 |
0 | no data |
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Anne T visited on 16th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Kestor Settlement (of which Round Pound is part of): Only across the road from the Round Pound, which I learned later was part of this settlement and not separate from it, as we walked up the slope to the east of Round Pound, I couldn’t believe the amount, and quality, of the structures that remained here.
At first, it was all a little mind-boggling, but then Sandy G produced a plan of the site, and I kept asking where we were on the plan, so I could sort my photographs accordingly. The views to the east and north east would have been quite amazing, had it not been for the mist around that day.
At home, I poured over Butler's "Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities", volume 2, pages 170 onwards, which has a map of the settlement and descriptions of the field systems and the individual houses and enclosures within it. Brilliant!
SandyG visited on 1st Jan 1999 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Parking is usually available at NGR SX 6680 8655. Allow at least a day to explore this amazing prehistoric landscape.
Andy B: would like to visit Visited by Neil Oliver in Episode Four of A History of Ancient Britain
TheCaptain AngieLake cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3.5
Much of this boundary walling is made from massive slabs set edge on, and even today is in use as modern boundaries. It also looks pretty impressive.
On the lower slopes, at the outskirts of this settlement, is the impressive Round Pound, which forms part of the Kestor Settlement.
Update November 2019: This site is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 443518, as MDV6114 (Kes Tor Field System) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as Historic England List ID 1016691 (Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor).
The Kestor Enclosed Settlement also features on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks website - see their entries for the Kestor Enclosed Settlement and the Round Pound and Kes Tor Settlements, which adds that "The Kestor Settlement includes the Round Pound".
Jeremy Butler, in his book "Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities", volume 2, pages 170 to 173 inclusive, also gives details and plans of this site.
Note: Photos from the excavation in 2005, and a link to the excavation report in the comments. Also photos from our visit last May.
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