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Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn is a Bronze Age monument located on Blacktor Downs in Cornwall. The site comprises an irregular field system formed by the clearance of stone from surrounding land, a process typical of prehistoric agricultural activity on moorland, alongside a substantial clearance cairn constructed from accumulated stones. The irregular arrangement of the field boundaries and the scale of stone clearance visible at the site reflect the intensive Bronze Age land use and pastoral farming practices that characterised this region. The monument survives as a valuable archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and landscape management in south-west England.
Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011725. View the official record →
Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn is a Bronze Age monument located on Blacktor Downs in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011725.
Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn 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 1011725.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown (6 km), Animal pound called Crowpound (6.1 km), Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Blacktor Downs irregular aggregate field system and clearance cairn stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.