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Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford

England
List entry 1018905
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018905
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.24 hectares
Grid reference
SX 64370 90602
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises multiple cairns and associated archaeological features typical of upland bronze age settlement patterns in the south-west peninsula. Such cairn complexes represent significant ritual and domestic activity during the second millennium before the present, serving as focal points for community use and commemoration. The site contributes important evidence to the understanding of Bronze Age land use and territorial organization on Dartmoor.

Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018905. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford?

Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford is a Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018905.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford?

Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford 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 1018905.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor (9.2 km), Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge (9.6 km), Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn (9.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
9.2 km
Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
9.6 km
Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
9.7 km
Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
9.8 km
Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
10.7 km
Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
10.8 km
Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
11 km
Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
11 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford

Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford

ExeterRoman town · ~17.1 miles
Domesday entry for Throwleigh, Devon →
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