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Helman Tor is a complex prehistoric settlement comprising a hillforted enclosure with associated stone hut circles and field systems located on the granite moorland of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The site dates to the later Bronze Age and Iron Age periods, representing continuous occupation and landscape use spanning several centuries. The hillfort itself consists of a substantial defended enclosure defined by stone ramparts, whilst the surrounding landscape contains numerous stone-built circular dwellings typical of southwestern prehistoric domestic architecture. The integrated field systems demonstrate the coordination of settlement, agriculture, and territorial organization characteristic of later prehistoric communities in the region, making Helman Tor a significant example of the relationship between defensive and subsistence activities in Cornish prehistory.
Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007306. View the official record →
Helman Tor is a complex prehistoric settlement comprising a hillforted enclosure with associated stone hut circles and field systems located on the granite moorland of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007306.
Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman 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 1007306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm (7.7 km), Wayside cross shaft in St Andrew's churchyard (7.7 km), Small multivallate hillfort called Castle Dore (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor'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.
Earlier prehistoric hillfort, stone hut circle settlement and field system at Helman Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.