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The prehistoric settlement complex, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill is a multi-period monument reflecting the varied exploitation of Dartmoor's mineral and land resources. The site encompasses Bronze Age settlement evidence, medieval or later tin streaming activity characteristic of Devon's historic mining landscape, and a stamping mill installation used for the mechanical processing of tin ore, likely dating to the post-medieval period. The reave, a substantial field boundary structure typical of Bronze Age land division systems, evidences the organised agricultural management of the upland terrain during prehistory. Together these features represent successive phases of settlement, agriculture and mineral extraction spanning from the Bronze Age through the early modern period.
A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015760. View the official record →
The prehistoric settlement complex, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill is a multi-period monument reflecting the varied exploitation of Dartmoor's mineral and land resources. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015760.
A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015760.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake (9.1 km), Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor (9.2 km), Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.