Scheduled MonumentsEnglandIrregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor

Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor

England
List entry 1011441
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011441
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.84 hectares
Grid reference
SX 53540 76805
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the substantial remains of prehistoric and later rural settlement and land organisation on Dartmoor. The site contains Bronze Age stone hut circles interspersed within an irregular aggregate field system characteristic of prehistoric pastoral land use, alongside later post-medieval field boundaries that overlie and modify the earlier landscape. The irregular field layout and hut circle distribution reflect the long history of human occupation and land management across this moorland slope, with evidence spanning from the Bronze Age through to the post-medieval period. The monument's surviving archaeological features provide important evidence for understanding patterns of settlement, agriculture, and landscape change in the upland zones of south-west England over an extended timespan.

Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011441. View the official record →

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What is Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor?

The Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the substantial remains of prehistoric and later rural settlement and land organisation on Dartmoor.

Who is responsible for protecting Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor?

Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox 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 1011441.

What other scheduled monuments are near Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marchant's Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Meavy (10 km), Part of Eylesbarrow Reave (10.6 km), Cairn adjacent to the south side of Eylesbarrow Reave (10.6 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor

Irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and post-medieval fields on the north-east slope of Cox Tor stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.