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Carne Down is a complex of prehistoric monuments located in Cornwall that incorporates a co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield, and associated land boundaries. The site represents Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and land organisation, with the field systems and boundaries reflecting patterns of agricultural management and territorial division characteristic of later prehistoric communities. The hut circles indicate domestic occupation during these periods, whilst the cairnfield demonstrates concurrent funerary or clearance practices. The co-axial arrangement of fields, defined by banks and walls, provides evidence of systematic land division and suggests a structured approach to settlement hierarchy and resource management across the landscape.
Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011726. View the official record →
Carne Down is a complex of prehistoric monuments located in Cornwall that incorporates a co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield, and associated land boundaries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011726.
Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down 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 1011726.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craddock Moor stone alignment, centred 550m north-east of Sparretts Farm (10.7 km), Round cairn 490m north-east of Sparretts Farm (10.8 km), Round cairn 650m north-east of Sparretts Farm (10.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.