Posts Tagged ‘BronzeAge’
Footpath Cleared at Hound Tor Settlement
Nine DPA Conservation Volunteers returned to the Hound Tor 2 settlement on Wednesday the 27th of May for their first workday of the summer. With the recent mix of rain and sunny days, bracken has been growing rapidly and has begun to swamp the archaeology on site. Clearance is undertaken to keep the mix of…
Read MoreUncovering Bronze Age Archaeology at Hound Tor
Previous volunteer workdays on the Hound Tor 2 site have focused on strimming bracken and brambles, plus cutting encroaching gorse from the Bronze Age and Medieval archaeology. Our most recent workday, the last one before our pause during nesting season, aimed to rake and gather up all the dead vegetation. DPA Conservation Volunteers removed many…
Read MoreConservation at Hound Tor Medieval Village
Beyond our own land holdings, the DPA operate a dedicated conservation plan for a number of sites of ecological and historical importance across Dartmoor. One of these sites is Hound Tor 2 Mediaeval village. Although less well known than the main Medieval Village, this area (340m NW of the Medieval Village – grid reference about…
Read MoreNew Discoveries on Cut Hill
In 2021, a possible archaeological feature was reported to the Dartmoor National Park archaeology team, eroding from a bare peat face on the summit of Cut Hill, one of the most remote spots in the Park. Often such reports turn out to be false alarms but in this case the presence of a horizontal slab…
Read MoreSupporting High View students
Children at High View school enjoyed a fun and educational day out on Dartmoor, led by Trowlesworthy Tors and funded by the DPA. The young Eco Warriors began their day with a litter pick, collecting almost two bags full of rubbish. Then moorland guide Simon Dell shared his knowledge of the Bronze Age, including showing the children…
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