Dartmoor National Park Authority

History of Dartmoor - Dartmoor Factsheet
Here are some selected dates in the history of Dartmoor. Read more.

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Prehistoric Archaeology - Dartmoor Factsheet
Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 368 square miles (954 sq km) and contains the largest concentration of Bronze Age remains in the country. The reason for the survival of so many archaeological remains within the National Park is due to the fact that many of the structures were built of granite, a very durable stone, and also because human activity on the moor in later centuries was not intense. Read more.

A Guide to the Archaeology of the Open Moor - Dartmoor Leaflet
The history of human activity on Dartmoor goes back more than 10,000 years, although the visible remains date from about 4,000 BC to the present. Here people have lived, farmed, worked stone and minerals, practised their religion and buried their dead. Read more.

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