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Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm

England
List entry 1004662
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004662
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.15 hectares
Grid reference
SX 19870 69386, SX 19588 69276, SX 19785 69563
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hut circle village 330 yards west of West Northwood Farm is a Bronze Age settlement located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises multiple hut circles, the characteristic dwelling remains of prehistoric communities that inhabited the region during the later Bronze Age period. Such settlements represent evidence of domestic occupation and social organization in Bronze Age Cornwall, providing archaeological insight into settlement patterns and habitation practices of this era. The monument survives as earthwork remains that contribute to understanding Bronze Age settlement distribution across the Cornish landscape.

Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004662. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm?

Hut circle village 330 yards west of West Northwood Farm is a Bronze Age settlement located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004662.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm?

Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm 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 1004662.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Largin Castle (5.7 km), Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm (6.3 km), Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse (6.5 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.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Largin Castle
5.7 km
Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm
6.3 km
Two bowl barrows 70m north west and 50m south east of Tor View at Middle Taphouse
6.5 km
Three bowl barrows 215m south east of Beech Lawn, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 230m south west of Middle Taphouse Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon
7.6 km
Wayside cross called Killboy Cross
7.9 km
Three bowl barrows 570m north east of Trewindle
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm

Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Hut circle village 330yds (300m) W of West Northwood Farm

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~4.2 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~7.2 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.3 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~23.5 miles
Domesday entry for Draynes, Cornwall →
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