Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe

Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe

England
List entry 1019591
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England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gibby Coombe is a complex archaeological landscape in Devon encompassing evidence of settlement and land use spanning multiple periods from prehistory through the post-medieval era. The site contains prehistoric cairns and settlement remains dating to the Bronze Age and earlier periods, alongside a medieval farmstead with associated field systems that reflect the intensive agricultural exploitation of the landscape during the medieval period. Post-medieval tinworks indicate continued economic activity and resource extraction in the locality during the early modern period. The monument represents a palimpsest of human settlement and exploitation of this Devon landscape over more than three thousand years.

Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019591. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe?

Gibby Coombe is a complex archaeological landscape in Devon encompassing evidence of settlement and land use spanning multiple periods from prehistory through the post-medieval era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019591.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe?

Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe 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 1019591.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn south-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor (9.7 km), Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairn (9.8 km), One of several cairns south-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough Moor (9.8 km).

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