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Challacombe Down is a complex archaeological site on Dartmoor in Devon comprising multiple periods of human activity spanning from prehistory through the medieval period. The site includes a prehistoric settlement with associated cairn and reave, a Bronze Age barrow or burial mound, medieval strip field systems, and evidence of tinworks, reflecting successive waves of land use and exploitation across several millennia. The reave, a substantial linear boundary constructed of stone, is characteristic of Bronze Age land division on Dartmoor and relates to the contemporary settlement evidence. The medieval strip fields represent a later phase of agricultural organisation, whilst the tinworks attest to the exploitation of Dartmoor's mineral resources during the medieval and post-medieval periods.
Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021393. View the official record →
Challacombe Down is a complex archaeological site on Dartmoor in Devon comprising multiple periods of human activity spanning from prehistory through the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021393.
Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down 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 1021393.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on Holne Moor 430m south west of Seale's Stoke (9.3 km), Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (9.4 km), Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge (9.4 km).
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