Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCoaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill

England
List entry 1018916
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018916
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
44.61 hectares
Grid reference
SX 63860 88261, SX 65011 89787, SX 66018 90745
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill is a Bronze Age and later agricultural landscape in Devon. The monument comprises a coaxial field system characteristic of prehistoric land division, wherein fields are arranged in a regular geometric pattern aligned to cardinal axes, along with associated settlement evidence and subsequent modifications dating from later periods. The site demonstrates the long-term use and evolution of the landscape from the Bronze Age through to medieval and early modern times, reflecting successive phases of agricultural organization and habitation on Dartmoor's upland terrain. The preservation of these relict field boundaries and earthworks provides important evidence for understanding prehistoric and historic patterns of settlement and land use in south-western England.

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018916. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill?

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill is a Bronze Age and later agricultural landscape in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018916.

Who is responsible for protecting Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill?

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon 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 1018916.

What other scheduled monuments are near Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill?

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 (9.5 km), Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn (9.5 km), Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor (9.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill

Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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Around Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill

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