Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor

Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor

England
List entry 1011577
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England
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History & significance

Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The site comprises a network of irregularly planned field boundaries, evidence of domestic occupation in the form of a stone hut circle, and associated cairns which serve as markers within the landscape. The integration of structural and funerary or ritual elements suggests a sustained period of settlement and land use during the Bronze Age, when such upland areas were subject to more intensive pastoral and agricultural exploitation than in later periods. The preservation of multiple components within a single designated site demonstrates the archaeological importance of this landscape as an example of Bronze Age settlement patterning on the Cornish moorlands.

Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011577. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor?

Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011577.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor?

Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery 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 1011577.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (8.8 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (9.5 km), Medieval wayside cross in Blisland churchyard, 30m east of the church (9.7 km).

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