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Langcombe Brook is a scheduled ancient monument in Devon comprising the archaeological remains of a prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, situated alongside the watercourse. The site demonstrates the successive exploitation of the landscape across multiple periods, with the prehistoric cairns indicating settlement or funerary activity in the Bronze Age or earlier, whilst the tin mill and associated streamwork represent the later industrial extraction of tin, reflecting Devon's historically significant mining heritage. The physical remains include the cairns, millrace, mill building foundations, and related structures directly adjacent to Langcombe Brook, which provided the essential water power for milling operations. This combination of prehistoric and historic industrial archaeology within a single designated monument illustrates the long-term occupation and resource utilisation of this particular valley location.
A prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, streamwork and buildings lying adjacent to the Langcombe Brook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016145. View the official record →
Langcombe Brook is a scheduled ancient monument in Devon comprising the archaeological remains of a prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, situated alongside the watercourse.
A prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, streamwork and buildings lying adjacent to the Langcombe Brook 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 1016145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (9.8 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (9.8 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, streamwork and buildings lying adjacent to the Langcombe Brook's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A prehistoric settlement with cairns and a historic tin mill, streamwork and buildings lying adjacent to the Langcombe Brook stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.