Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor

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History & significance

Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system is a prehistoric agricultural landscape monument located 720 metres north of Hookney Tor in Devon. The system comprises a series of parallel field boundaries aligned on a common axis, characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age land organisation in south-west England. Such coaxial field systems represent a significant phase of landscape planning and represent an important record of ancient agriculture and territorial division. The monument survives as earthwork evidence of linear field boundaries that demonstrate the sophistication of prehistoric farming communities in managing and allocating agricultural land across the upland commons of Devon.

Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019999. View the official record →

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