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The prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, located 770 metres south of Challacombe Cross in Devon, comprise part of a broad landscape of Bronze Age and Iron Age land organisation. The monument includes the remains of settlement structures and associated field boundaries that form part of a larger coaxial field system, characterised by a regular geometric arrangement of parallel field divisions typical of later prehistoric agriculture. The site reflects the intensive land use and social organisation of communities during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. These earthworks represent significant evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land management practices in Exmoor's upland environment.
Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020461. View the official record →
The prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, located 770 metres south of Challacombe Cross in Devon, comprise part of a broad landscape of Bronze Age and Iron Age land organisation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020461.
Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south 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 1020461.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ouldsbroom Cross (8.7 km), Hut circles SE of Yar Tor (8.7 km), Hut 700yds (640m) NW of Sharp Tor (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.