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Whitchurch Common is a scheduled ancient monument in Devon comprising an exceptionally well-preserved complex of prehistoric and later archaeological features. The site contains evidence of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and land use, including eluvial tin streamworks that testify to early mineral exploitation in the region, alongside a coaxial field system characteristic of prehistoric agricultural organisation. The field boundaries display the distinctive parallel arrangement typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age land division, while the tin workings represent one of the earliest phases of metal extraction in Britain, reflecting the economic importance of tin resources in the southwest during prehistory. Together with associated domestic and agricultural remains visible across the common, these features make Whitchurch Common a significant multi-period archaeological landscape documenting several millennia of human activity and settlement in Devon.
Eluvial tin streamworks and prehistoric coaxial field system together with other archaeological remains on Whitchurch Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020089. View the official record →
Whitchurch Common is a scheduled ancient monument in Devon comprising an exceptionally well-preserved complex of prehistoric and later archaeological features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020089.
Eluvial tin streamworks and prehistoric coaxial field system together with other archaeological remains on Whitchurch Common 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 1020089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle on Wigford Down (9.9 km), One of three stone hut circles 500m SSE of Legis Tor (10.6 km), Two stone hut circles and an enclosure 680m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House (10.7 km).
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