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Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm

England
List entry 1021045
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021045
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.46 hectares
Grid reference
SX 65544 75608
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm is a Bronze Age archaeological site located in Devon, England. The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric settlement together with an associated field system characterised by irregular boundary divisions typical of early agricultural land organisation. The site represents evidence of Bronze Age land use and domestic occupation in the Devon landscape, demonstrating the pattern of settlement and field divisions during the prehistoric period. The irregular nature of the field boundaries reflects the adaptive and pragmatic approach to land division practised by Bronze Age communities in this region.

Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021045. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm?

Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm is a Bronze Age archaeological site located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021045.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm?

Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole 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 1021045.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three enclosed hut groups, Huntingdon Warren (9.3 km), Enclosure and hut circles E of Huntingdon Ford (9.5 km), Stall Moor circle and long stone row (9.8 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Three enclosed hut groups, Huntingdon Warren
9.3 km
Enclosure and hut circles E of Huntingdon Ford
9.5 km
Stall Moor circle and long stone row
9.8 km
Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River Avon
10.1 km
Grim's Grave cairn with a cist, Langcombe
10.2 km
One of several cairns with cists south of Langcombe Brook
10.3 km
Cist 365m west of Grim's Grave
10.3 km
Cairn with a cist near the head of a southern tributary of Langcombe Brook
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm

Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole 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 settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm

ExeterRoman town · ~19.5 miles
Domesday entry for Dewdon, Devon →
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