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Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross is a Bronze Age monument located on Exmoor in Devon. The site comprises evidence of prehistoric occupation and associated agricultural land division, representing the settlement patterns and land use practices of the Bronze Age period. The field system, characteristic of prehistoric land management strategies, survives as earthwork remains and demonstrates the organisation of agricultural activity in this upland landscape. This monument provides material evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement distribution and subsistence practices within the moorland environment of southwest England.
Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020097. View the official record →
Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross is a Bronze Age monument located on Exmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020097.
Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross 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 1020097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairns N of Corndon Tor (8.4 km), Enclosure and fields N of Yar Tor (8.8 km), Cairn on Corndon Tor (8.9 km).
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