#grimspound

[kvetch19]

[mostly-history]

Hut circle at Grimspound (Dartmoor, England), dating to the late Bronze Age.

A hut circle is the remains of a round house – a circular or oval-shaped depression in the ground, with evidence of a low stone wall (the foundation of the house) surrounding it.  Most hut circles in Britain are from the 1000s BC.  They were made of wood and thatch, and ranged from 1.5 to 7.5 metres in diameter.  Internal (and sometimes external) posts likely supported the houses, and they probably had conical rounded roofs.

[survivethejive]

Tonight I shall sleep out on the moor. Behind me is a well preserved Bronze age animal enclosure - medieval pagans associated it with the god Odin, who was known in his human form as Grimm (hooded/masked) - perhaps it became a pagan holy site in those times? Pagans were keen on appropriating and repurposing prehistoric monuments. #BronzeAge #Grimspound #Dartmoor #beakerpeople #paganism #holyplaces #paganpilgrimage (at Grimspound) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bys61rgA4i1/?igshid=ly4ijdmf0f68

[gosiamahoney]

Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park

Grimspound is one of the best known prehistoric settlements on Dartmoor, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age (about 1450–700 BC). The remains of 24 houses enclosed within a stone wall, and further houses outside the enclosure, lie in a fold in the hills between Hookney and Hameldown tors. The site was excavated at the end of the 19th century and the excavators restored parts of the perimeter wall and some of the hut circles. It is now managed by English Heritage. Lithograph by Burlin C

[archaicwonder]

Grimspound, Devon, England

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 site was most likely used for farming and not defensive purposes. 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). Grimspound is thought to have been the model for the Stone Age settlement in which Sherlock Holmes camped in The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Watch drone footage of Grimspound here.

[joannaarmstrongphoto]

#dartmoor #silouette The view from #grimspound #landscapephotography #travelphotograpy #nikonphotography #dartmoorphotography #landscapephotographer #travelphotographer #nikonphotographer #nikond3x #nikonartists #nikonpost #earthscope #lensculture #photojournalist #photojournslism #devon

[joannaarmstrongphoto]

Walking in the footsteps of history #grimspound #dartmoor #travelphotography #landscapephotography #nikonphotography #travelphotographer #landscapephotographer #nikonphotographer #nikond3x #nikonpost #nikonartists #nikoneurope #lensculture #earthstoke #photojuornalism #photojournalist

[manofmuchmetal]

Album of the Year 2017 - Number 5

Album of the Year 2017 – Number 5

Welcome to day 26 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’.

And, just like that, I find myself tackling my top 5 of 2017. Thank you to everyone who has followed the previous 25 instalments so loyally and diligently. I applaud your stamina and your resilience because, if nothing else, you’ve had to wade through 25 of these waffle-filled introductions as I try in vain to build the suspense…

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