Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCoaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor

Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor

England
List entry 1021339
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021339
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.26 hectares
Grid reference
SX 65343 81082, SX 65463 81058, SX 65331 80883, SX 65345 80344
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Little Stannon Newtake is a Bronze Age landscape monument complex located on Bodmin Moor in Devon, comprising coaxial field systems, a prehistoric settlement, two cairns, and a stone alignment. The coaxial fields represent a distinctive Bronze Age land division pattern characterised by parallel field boundaries aligned to the cardinal directions, indicating organised agricultural planning and land management during the later Bronze Age period. The site also contains evidence of domestic occupation contemporary with the field systems, alongside funerary monuments in the form of cairns and ritual or territorial markers represented by the stone alignment. Together these elements provide substantial archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and economic organisation on the moor.

Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021339. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor?

Little Stannon Newtake is a Bronze Age landscape monument complex located on Bodmin Moor in Devon, comprising coaxial field systems, a prehistoric settlement, two cairns, and a stone alignment. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021339.

Who is responsible for protecting Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor?

Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor 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 1021339.

What other scheduled monuments are near Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle on Down Ridge 480m south west of Saddle Bridge (9.3 km), Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge (9.4 km), Wayside cross on Down Ridge 730m south west of Saddle Bridge (9.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor

Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor

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