Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm

Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm

England
List entry 1010060
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010060
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
14.24 hectares
Grid reference
SX 24280 72436
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder located 750 metres east-south-east of Siblyback Farm is a Bronze Age landscape monument comprising multiple interconnected archaeological features. The site exhibits both organized and irregular field divisions typical of upland Bronze Age agricultural organisation, alongside domestic structures in the form of stone hut circles and burial monuments represented by cairns and a kerbed boulder. These features collectively demonstrate settlement patterns and land use practices from the Bronze Age period, illustrating the intensive exploitation of the moorland environment during prehistory. The monument is listed as a designated heritage asset recognizing its significance as evidence for Bronze Age settlement and farming practices in Cornwall.

Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010060. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm?

The prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder located 750 metres east-south-east of Siblyback Farm is a Bronze Age landscape monument comprising multiple interconnected archaeological features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010060.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm?

Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback 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 1010060.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (4.2 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (4.3 km), Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (4.3 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
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm

Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback 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 Prehistoric irregular and regular aggregate field systems, enclosure, stone hut circles, cairnfield and kerbed boulder 750m ESE of Siblyback Farm

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~7.2 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.4 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~13.4 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.6 miles